Iraola, fresh from leaving Bournemouth, is expected to replace Arne Slot, who was sacked after two seasons in charge after a trophyless campaign which supporters didn’t believe was good enough.
The Spaniard led the Cherries to sixth place this season, meaning they qualified for the Europa League in a feat that has clearly impressed the Liverpool board.
With more news set to come this week on his appointment as talks continue, Semenyo has revealed that the Liverpool squad could expect under Iraola’s guidance if he does take the job.
"The way he structured the weeks, we didn't really have any days off, nothing. It's very hard going from having Wednesday and Sunday off to having no days off.
"We would play on the Saturday, train on Sunday. The players that were in the starting XI would do like the first maybe 30, 40 minutes of the session, so you're hanging, your legs have gone.
"You're doing the possession, you have to run around, you're thinking 'oh dear!'. Even now (he was speaking April 2026), it hasn't changed. Some of the boys are like, 'No day off this week again,' in the group chat. It still hasn't changed!
"But we set up against big teams, playing Man City, Arsenal. It's not like we stay in a mid-block. Everyone's man for man.
"You're thinking, 'We're going to get exposed here,' but once you adapt to it, yeah. You see how Bournemouth won at the weekend (against Arsenal). That's what it was like for the three years I was there.”
There has been much criticism of Liverpool's lacklustre training sessions this season, with many fans complaining of a lack of intensity and urgency despite the club's poor form.
Iraola could change this but the 43-year-old is also wanted by Crystal Palace, AC Milan and Bayer Leverkusen so Liverpool must move quick to secure him.