Alex Scott tells Liverpool fans to get excited

Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott says Liverpool should expect a return to aggressive, attacking football under Andoni Iraola—and he also credits the Spaniard’s trust for helping him improve in both possession and defence. Scott is currently in Florida with En

Alex Scott didn’t wait long to tell Liverpool fans what they’re about to feel.

While he’s been in Florida with England as a training player this week, the Bournemouth midfielder is offering a direct message ahead of Andoni Iraola’s move to Anfield: get excited.

Scott. who joined Iraola’s project in 2023 when the Bournemouth manager signed him for £25million from Bristol City. says the style Liverpool are heading toward will look familiar to the club’s old identity. Their final season together in charge ended with Bournemouth qualifying for Europe for the first time in the club’s history—something Scott points to as proof that Iraola builds.

“He is a great manager,” Scott said. “You see what we have done as a club and how we have progressed over the three seasons he was with us. The way we press out of possession is very aggressive, similar to the early Klopp teams at Liverpool, that fierce aggressiveness and pressing with the wingers.”

Then came Scott’s message to the stands.

“Liverpool fans should definitely be so excited,” he said. “It’s a bigger club, but there is no reason why he can’t go in there and be a top manager and take them back to the level they were at.”

For Scott, Iraola’s influence isn’t theoretical—it maps onto his own season. The 22-year-old says his improvements have been visible in how Bournemouth approached the ball and how he handled the work without it.

“Iraola has done a lot for me personally,” Scott said. “I have improved loads this season, out of possession and in possession. I feel like I have had his trust.”

Scott described how earlier in his time at Bournemouth he wasn’t consistently at the level required for Premier League demands. particularly defensively. “Defensively. maybe in my first two seasons. I wasn’t at the level to be playing in the Premier League. and that is something I had to learn. ” he said.

But the manager, Scott argues, changed how he was used from the start of the season. “He put his trust in me from the first game of the season and I played 34 full matches, injury free too.”

That trust, Scott says, led to a more aggressive approach in his game and helped him stay on the pitch. “The manager has been amazing for me, working with me going forward, defensively, being more aggressive, and that is the reason I played most games this season.”

The timing matters too, because Scott’s route into national football has been shaped by setbacks as much as progress. He was a surprise omission from Tuchel’s expanded squad in March, despite what he described as excellent club form. He also missed out on World Cup selection.

Scott says the disappointment didn’t derail his focus. When the head coach called, it came with a clear message—he wouldn’t be in the main senior plans. “When the manager called. he said you won’t be with us. ” Scott said. “but then straight away said that he really wants me to come to the prep-camp and did I need time to think about it. because he understands how disappointing it can be.”.

He didn’t hesitate. “But I said yes straight away, it took me two seconds.”

Scott is currently part of a preparation group that includes four young players in Florida this week, with the idea that his elevation could happen if an injury creates an opening. “He could yet, should injury strike, win elevation to the senior squad,” the report of his situation notes.

For now, Scott is still chasing a concrete milestone: his own development is likely to be rewarded with an England debut against New Zealand in Tampa on Saturday. He also won the Under-21 European Championship last summer.

What makes the moment feel sharper is how he frames the omission. Missing out in March, he called it disappointing—but he also treated it like fuel. “(Missing out in March) was disappointing, but it was also fuel to go again, keep improving and playing well.”

Scott ends with a sense of opportunity that matches his message to Liverpool fans: the talent is there, and the next step depends on staying ready. “The talent we have in this country is incredible,” he said. “Just being part of that and around those conversations is great for me.”

Then, quietly, the promise he’s still chasing. “It was definitely about keeping my head down and hopefully I can be in the manager’s plans in the future.”

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