Xabi Alonso to STAY at Bayer Leverkusen 👀 What does it mean for Bayern & Liverpool? | ESPN FC
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- Опубликовано: 19 май 2024
- On ESPN FC, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Arne Friedrich react to Xabi Alonso deciding to stay at Bayer Leverkusen and discuss who could take over at Bayern Munich. Kay Murray, Stewart Robson, Ale Moreno and Steve Nicol then discuss the news, including what it means for Liverpool as they search for Jurgen Klopp’s successor.
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I’d like to believe he’s a rare individual that doesn’t believe media hype and feels he’s still got to keep learning
smart decision! i’m a barca fan and wish Xavi coached at smaller clubs and learn more about coaching before he came to Barca
he is a sportsman, he wants to prove himself in the CL next season and iam sure Bayer is not running out of budget regardless ,-)
ye, if Leverkusen manage to fend off the offers to their promising players
I remember how Frankfurt & Wolfsburg were utterly dismantled of good players after they had a freak Bundesliga title@@ErLeuchten
@@JabbarTV1 their recruitment is so good though! Realistically, only wirtz and frimpong/grimaldo are irreplaceable (imo) in that team. I hope that he can retain the title and go far in the ucl but it will be difficult.
came here to say this, you're spot on@@ErLeuchten
Stevie literally so mad 🤣🤣🤣
Proper upset
He's so mad he said De Zerbi would do just as good a job as Alonso lolol
@@seanocean4745Yes. Why not? De Zerbi plays even better, more daring football than Leverkusen. As a Chelsea fan, I'd love him but I'm keeping Poch.
Brighton finishing sixth in the PL above Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs is just about what Leverkusen is doing.
Leverkusen won't be winning the PL if they actually played this same season in England.
@@josephajibowo-wp2rw leverkusen have conceded 18 goals in the league vs Brighton’s 44. They haven’t lost a single game all season. It’s not just about attacking. De zerbi is not on Alonso’s level.
@@seanocean4745 Conceding only 18 goals is very impressive. And yes, De Zerbi football really exposes his defense to catastrophic scorelines.
However, saying Alonso is in a different level to De Zerbi is plain laughable. Different level? Is it because he's winning the Bungesliga or because they are playing alien football?
The fact is that Brighton is the team with the second-lowest wage bill in the PL. So talent to wage ratio, they are massively over performing. Last year, Brighton finished sixth above Chelsea, Liverpool, And Spurs. Then sold both of their best players to Liverpool and Chelsea.
Since De Zerbi came to Brighton, they have average 69% possession, more than Chelsea, United, Arsenal, Liverpool. Only City had more.
They are the team that took the most shots and missed the most big chances. Every thing they did is what the big teams with the super star players are supposed to be doing. Don't forget they did it with players 18 other PL teams are paying more for.
They absolutely wiped the floor with Chelsea, and United home and away, Liverpool, And title chasing Arsenal 3-0 at the Emirates. They didn't just win, but taught each of those teams footballing lessons. It was common knowledge VAR robbed Brighton the most last season. I remembered Twice against Spurs.
Don't forget they lost McAllister, world cup player and winner, and Caicedo, a player even Liverpool bidded 110m for. Cucurella to Chelsea for 60 million. Colwill returned from loan.
If you then juxtaposed the level of competition in the PL with the Bungesliga, to say that Alonso is on a different level to De Zerbi is pretty laughable.
Credit to Alonso. He's been brilliant. Actually toppling Bayern under any circumstances is pretty unbelievable.
Xabi Alonso started from grassroot. Real Sociedad B to Bayern Leverkursen. He saved Leverkursen from relegation to winning the Bundesliiga. He knows very well how he is about in his progression as a manager. Even if he don’t have a great season next season he would still get top jobs when he is ready, Liverpool and Bayern are not the only big jobs.
Bayer!!!
@@P.K... I don’t care
There are very few big jobs that will come up soon. I think he's angling for the Real Madrid job.
Second hes angling for madrid, ancelotti wont be around forever. No need to settle for smaller clubs with his track record.
@@josephajibowo-wp2rw and Ancelotti contract runs out next season 2025 so i also see that happening
Called it months ago, The Bayern job will always be there. They fire their Managers every other yr. He needs to build his resume so he's not scapegoated when he's having a tough run of games at a big club.
Real probably available in a year? That was my thinking he has eye on Real but fits Ancelloti staying to give him time to mature as manager.
@@virupakshawalla5734 exactly as long as he keeps this up those options will always be there. He is no rush
Man the DeZerbi hype has made me indirectly dislike his stock. Good coach…. But if Stevie thinks what he’s doing at Brighton is just as impressive as what Alonso has done with Leverkusen… someone get him his meds
De Zerbi has been figured out, look at his 2024 results
Just as impressive in my opinion. don't forget the level of competition he's dealing with compared to the Bungesliga.
He's lost Caicedo, MacAlister to Liverpool and Chelsea. Lost Colwill as well. Lost Enciso, and March I think to Injury. That's the whole midfield. Plays he's elevated to a new level.
I mean he clearly has a style of play that suits Liverpool style, and will be dealing with better players etc. injuries and Europe have defo not helped him this season, but you can see his level with how he played last season.
He didn't loose them, he sold them, sure dezerbi cant win Bundesliga
From Xabi Alonso’s perspective, I think he made the right move in staying at Bayer Leverkusen. I feel like in recent times, we’re seeing managers do very well at a small club and then after that, a big club swoops for them it doesn’t work out and then their stock is at an all time low. Imagine if he goes to Liverpool or Bayern Munich and the project proves to be too big for him at this stage of his managerial career, we would say that he made the wrong move. I think staying at Bayer Leverkusen is beneficial for his development as a manager because he’ll gain more experience and he’ll continue to grow. In the future, Florentino Perez knows that he could be the next Real Madrid manager and as of right now since Carlo Ancelotti is doing so well they don’t need a coaching change just yet. In the future if Ancelotti decides to call it a day, then Alonso will be their next manager. They’re going to have a team with guys like Kylian Mbappe Jude Bellingham Vinicius Junior and Endrick, can you imagine Xabi Alonso coaching that team. He knows that staying at Leverkusen for a while things will continue to go on the up before he eventually gets the Real Madrid job.
Nothing special about that team. He's a system coach. I don't see those players thriving in highly systemic footballing teams like City and Barca.
Superstars rarely work with system coaches.
You say he's a system coach and nothing special yet go on to say Manchester City is a highly systemic team, so by your own words Guardiola is also a system coach
Yes it best to stay their why leave because u going to win the league makes no sense to go big club and fail it happens to alot of coaches good choice staying
@@Wilcoranking He was listing Real Madrid players and saying he'd make them play unbelievable football. I'm reminding him system coaches like Pep, Arteta, and Xabi Alonso rarely fit the superstar culture in Madrid. There's only one way to play with Vini, Mbappe, Bellingham, Valverde Rodrygo starting in your team: that's counter attack.
Real have never played football that that people attach any stylistic appreciation to like Barca or Arsenal and now City because Perez has never appointed highly systemic coach with "a philosophy" it's always the win by whatever means like Ancelloti, Benitez, Mourinho, Zidane. It's why people never consider them heavy favourites for UCL before they win it every year. They don't appear to be the most dominant team in matches.
Exactly
I’ve been following football for a long time and I’ve never seen the phrase “10 points ahead of Bayern” in my life.
3 or 4 seasons ago Dortmund were 9 points ahead of Bayern but they still blew it
@schovo Now Leverkusen are 13 points ahead of Bayern 😂.
You may not like Jose morinho but we all should recognize his genius,he was the first who said that Alonso will be a great coach
I think we all like mourinho lol
The Special one who doesn’t like him
Morinho says a lot of things 😂
@@Alexvee-23speak for yourself.
Mourinho is a FINISHED manager who got FIRED from his last FIVE jobs.
@@Chriztefur little kid learned a new catch phrase and could not wait to use it!! 😂 😂
Alonso doesn't have to prove anything. Good call Alonso Enjoy the team you've helped build.
I don't understand the expectation of successful managers moving to bigger clubs. Alonso can do big things for Leverkusen. Why should he disregard what he can possibly accomplish at his current club? He can take them to greater levels at the next Champions League. Let the man do what he wants. This should not be a long analysis or big media report.
He's not a successful manager, He's a good young manager.
@@renoirrandy7241 Point taken.
Strange situation this since so many manager positions of top clubs become vacant at almost the same time and right in the middle is Alonso and his team having one of the best seasons in European football.
Long term, money wins. Take any match-up on any given day and the club with the higher wage bill is far more likely to win. Sure, in the short term you can have a surprise run like Saarbrücken in the DFB-Pokal or even a season where you beat the much richer club, but what happens after an overperformance? For one, regression to the mean, but more importantly all the players that overperformed will be poached from all corners of the continent.
So if you want to win trophies as a manager, you have to move to a big club. When Leverkusen eventually fall off next season, Xabi Alonso won't have the negotiation power he has now.
Just look at Mourinho in contrast: He had one special season at Porto and he leveraged that into massive clubs where he could be a bad manager coasting on house money. It took decades for people figuring out that he has always been a fraud with only one lucky season.
Why are Liverpool pundits/fans so upset? They have been praising Southgate for weeks now and how good he is for the United job. Well United have a manager so it's an open goal to get him in...
Bruh, those Liverpool fans were being sarcastic.
Liverpool fans are so entitled and delusional. 😂😂
They keep saying he's a Liverpool legend as if he doesn't have ties to Madrid and Bayern.
The self-centered nature of the English is insane. 😂
Why are you crying 😂. Clwn united fan
@@keystone6162 I don't think any Liverpool fans have said that he wasn't a legend in other clubs or that even he's never played for other teams.....
Southgate is a United manager, get him in 😊
Why Steve mentioning Real Madrid like Madrid was pushing for him tho? 😂 he rejected Liverpool man, not Madrid
Because aren't looking for a manager but more than likely Ancelotti will be gone in a year or so
@@user-tw3re9hg3j yh but he was saying like xabi would’ve regret passing on this opportunities as though Madrid was available and he passed on Madrid
Stevie is just upset (or disappointed) because Xavi will not coach Liverpool. Stevie should respect the decision of Xavi.
*Xabi
@@Jamesed76 thank you
@@Samouraimoh 🙂
Staying at Leverkusen is the best decision he could have taken. Loyal to the club that trusted him and now giving those players a chance to have some fun and success in the CL next season. And with that experience he can go to Madrid in a couple of years or to Liverpool when the next coach fails.
The copuim from Steve is crazy. He suddenly pretending like he doesn’t want Alonso at Liverpool 😂
You most be deaf he didn't say he did not want him okay
He’s clearly waiting for Madrid
Manchester united bro
@@giancarlocrumps7564😂 good one
@@giancarlocrumps7564can’t be. Gareth Southgate will take the job first 😂
@@giancarlocrumps7564 You can't even look at the face of a finished barca side😂😂
@@obioraokoye4377the be a side United rinsed last season home and away?
In the end the guy is in his 40’s it’s not like he will stay at Madrid, Bayern or Liverpool for 20+ years each club will get their turn
Called this months ago - Xabi is waiting for that call from Madrid. As soon as Don Carlo leaves in 2026 or before he'll be called. He knows that. We know that.
Fr. Wait to go manage an elite team that looks to be getting even better in the next year...or a Liverpool side that will very likely lose VVD and Salah within the next year and will need to be rejigged. He'll pull a Zidane and good on him for it.
He's Madrid's coach through and through.
@@sabalipeaceandpatience9264 yeah 🤍
He has options and chose the right one. Not sure why Liverpool assumed that he would drop everything and run into their arms.
I've finally figured out Old Man Stevie's role on this show. He's the guy who's wrong. Every show needs a guy who is always wrong.
I also think Alonso backs himself in this project with Leverkusen. He's taken moderately good players and turned them into a killer machine. Sure, Wirtz is turning into the real deal. But would he have anywhere else under any other manager or in *that* system?
funny how Southgate was heavily linked to United by the media but not a word when it's Liverpool
Southgate's favorite captain Maguire is at which club?
Why is Gareth Southgate not being suggested for Liverpool? He is a brilliant manager apparently
Ralf Rangnick is actually considered for Bayern job if you read German media. He is well respected in germany having guided Schalke to semis of CL, being part of RB Leipzig project from almost beginning as a sporting director, then manager. Now doing a good job with Austria. Then next summer they will try again with Alonso or maybe someone good available.
Ralf Rangnick is not the best friend of Hoeness. And thats a problem. FC Bayern is in madhouse mode, so Rangnick is 65. And Alonso will be in Leverkusen next season as well and thats might be the reason for Nr. 2 in next season as well for Bayern.
Bayern has not the best image anymore, because Kahn destroyed a lot in the past
why would u get Ragnick when Mourinho is available
@@Freestyle80 Less toxic, worked in germany decades, no language issues, less of an ego.
These pundits only know him from his time at Man Utd where he never got a real chance. A joke of a club.
@@nursultansaljakbaj9401that’s right. People not following German football don‘t know that Bayern is currently in one of the most important transition periods in their history after Hoeneß and Rummenigge stepped down. So far this process has been terrible. Not the best time and environment for a new manager to come in and getting top results, especially for a young and still somewhat inexperienced manager like Nagelsmann.
It is a very good decision by Alonso to stay at Bayer Leverkusen. I don't think he is quite ready to go to Liverpool or Bayern Munchen, he needs another two seasons at least. It is media driven, trying to get managers moved from one club to the next.
"Did it surprise you he decided to stay at the club despite us making rumors he should leave?"
@@junewalker9341 No it didn't surprise me at all. Alonso looks a smart young guy (from a management perspective). Older Liverpool fans will know when Dalglish quit in 1991, they still had a great squad but brought in former captain Graeme Souness from Rangers, he made changes too quickly and Liverpool lost their status as the number 1 team in the country. Souness was too inexperienced. I don't know who Liverpool will get as manager now but hopefully someone experienced with Champions Leage knowledge, and plays attacking football.
@@BurnsTennisYou entirely missed the sarcasm didn't you?
Obviously I did whatever it was. Not a mind reader of what goes on in your head :-)
Stevie denied questions Robo about The decision in the past segment.....Then went on to do it in this segment lol Genious
Well, yes.
Ancelotti isn’t leaving Madrid this summer.
Ragnick was well respected accomplished manager and club sports director before he went to the dumbesterfire manutd is.
For those who doesn't know, Ragnick was going to be Ac Milan coach, but they didn't fired Pioli at the time
If Leverkusen end up champions and they most likely will, he will be a legend there on a level above anything he experienced as a player. I think staying there, see if they can repeat and enjoy being the toast of the town is the right move. And he could build something of his own at Leverkusen.
Idk why Liverpool fans just thought they had this man in lock😂 hes been a much bigger legend for madrid than he ever was for you, and thats probably the job he wants anyway. Give it a few more years and madrid will have sorted their squad hopes out, and he will probably slide right in and get them back to treble form
Madrid never won a treble
Why was Nagelsmann fired
Stevie's point makes no sense cause like he said in football anything is possible so it could also be just as likely for Xabi to fail if makes his move to another club too soon. And at Leverkusen he knows what he has right now, he built that squad and can work with a less chaotic surrounding than at Bayern or Liverpool
Stevie is pissed that a coach didn't want to coach LPool lol
Sometimes you have to go for a short term solution. If the options aren't impressive, you could go with a big name for 2 years maybe. But names I haven't heard linked are Tuchel, Mourinho Benitez, etc. Not ideal, but if you don't like younger options that much, then what do you do
I forsee Liverpool becoming like Man Utd after Klopp leaves. There's really no one in world football that can replace him. Except Pep.
Stevie is salty about Liverpool not about bayern or RM
Great decision! He can implement his tactical plan in a Leverkusen!
If he keeps progressing, jobs will keep opening for him. Looks like that rare unicorn of a manager, measured, confident yet humble, capable. I hope it lasts and he keeps getting better.
Xabi Alonso is a madridistas ❤
Steve sorry because he refused...take emotions away Steve and analyse the decision..... because the guy did good
Southgate is the perfect man for Liverpool... He's got that genius touch and mindsets..
Once he takes the wheel at Liverpool, Nobody can touch them.. anyone who stands in their way would feel their wrath
LOL dude, everybody can see that Liverpool FC lives rent-free in your empty head. Obsessed much? Maybe try leaving your mama's basement and getting a life instead, ok?
LOL dude, everybody can see that Liverpool FC lives rent-free in your empty head. Obsessed much? Maybe try leaving your mama's basement and getting a life instead, ok?
🤣🤣🤣🤣. Man if only this were true.
If you had any brain, you'd know that that can never happen. Lfc ain't hiring no English man
Southgate is wanted by United and he is perfect for them
They will give it to De Zerbi, it’s similar to when they give Rodgers the job after what he did at Swansea.
De Zerbi is on a different level to Rodgers.
Everyone has this idea that you need to “understand0 the Prem. Klopp came in without that. Look what happened to all the teams who went down that road…
The right decision. Taking over after Jürgen Klopp will be very difficult. Liverpool were only that good because of Klopp.
Alonso is young and will always be able to go to top clubs like Real Madrid and Bayern Munich later on.
Liverpool trying to buy the Brighton midfield last summer makes sense now. They knew Klopp was leaving and had identified his potential replacement
Stevie spot on...these opportunities don't come around much. Especially the Liverpool job.
Plus, trying to replace Klopp is absolutely impossible. Trying to get Klopp 2.0 won’t work. Those are both the safe plays. When they brought Klopp in, Michael Edwards, et all did their homework and got the best candidate. That’s the routine they need to repeat!
Additionally, he can learn so much with less pressure having credit in the bank with Leverkusen competing on both the domestic and champions league
The experience would help him greatly not to mention if he does wonderfully in both and his stock will rise even higher.
I'm sure Real is in the back of his mind knowing ancelotti won't be there long.....
What are they talking about?! Bayern is well known to be a club full of egos from players to representatives. It happened many times in the past that senior players not liking the manager led to his sacking despite the overall performance of the team. Ancelotti is an example for that. Also Nagelsmann found a completely new situation at Bayern since Hoeneß and Rummenigge stepped down. These two embodied Bayern and every decision went through them and shaped the club like it is today. It left a vacuum and let to turmoil behind the scenes. Even now Hoeneß still has his hands in the day to day operation although not having role at the club that would allow him to do it. It makes it almost impossible for new hires to bring in some ideas of their own. This transition away from Hoeneß and Rummenigge is going to be the toughest test for Bayern in their recent history. Nagelsmann probably underestimated this situation and was used as a scapegoat. Easy as this was his first time at a major club. He still is a bright coaching talent and good manager. He should choose his next club wisely.
There are two things here: 1. you think you're not experienced enough which makes sense and totally correct 2. You know you are good enough. Xabi has these two and doesn't care if in two years he might not have these chances, but finally he will.
Recently I heard that Zinedine Zidane won’t be Bayern Munich’s next manager and Liverpool have pulled out of the race to hire Xavi Alonso as a Jurgen Klopp replacement so what do both clubs do.
I think Liverpool in particular needs to find a manager that has a similar philosophy to Klopp. You want a manager that’ll be able to have a similar approach with the players you have at your disposal and there’s a lot of talk about Roberto de Zerbi. Right now at Brighton, things haven’t been easy for him as just them in general overachieved last season we can all agree on that, but the guy is an excellent manager the fact that he was able to get European football and a place in the RD of 16 in the Europa League even if Roma beat them across both legs while managing Brighton of all teams that’s still impressive even if they’re not as good as last season. De Zerbi goes with an energetic style and his team is more about pressing and playing fast tempo football. There are many managers who will be available for them to hire next season. Zinedine Zidane Jose Mourinho Antonio Conte Julian Nagelsmann Thomas Tuchel Xavi etc, but I have a feeling that de Zerbi would be a good fit for Liverpool. What do you think?
Thomas Frank doesn’t quite have the crazy personality but is very tactical and improves his players a lot like klopp
Wow, Alejandro Moreno is spot on, very good analysis - unlike from the salty Steve Nicol. Yes, the pace in the football business is fast, and yes, this means that the jobs at Bayern and Liverpool might not be vacant anymore in one year. But at the same time other coaching-positions at top clubs might be available. And a quality-coach like Xabi Alonso won't have trouble to go the next step if he decides to.
Greetings from a Germany - looking forward to welcoming you all to the Euros this year :)
Loved Ale’s insight on Xavi given the opportunity..Erudite association hardly make you realize it!
Thomas Tuchel will be the next manager in Liverpool.
He followed Klopp in Mainz,
He followed Klopp in Dortmund,
He will also follow him in Liverpool. He knows what it means to continue Klopp's heritage.
Mark my words.
Stevie is right.. just look at Brighton coach for example...no much hype around him again compared to last season
Hmm…this doesn’t happen often but I agree with literally everything Stevie just said.
Ale is off it on this one, and I usually appreciate his takes...
Bayern cannot believe Kahn was a disaster of a CEO, Brazzo was terrible managing relationships with coaches (proven recently with Kovac and Flick) and we say Nagelsmann might have been more problematic than was said...
Xabi is doing great things in Germany! Xabi is a legend at liverpool and one of my favourite midfielders of all time👍 but it is to soon for him! Rueben Amorim is a similar manager to Alonso but he has a larger sample size in terms of experience, and take a look at the players he has developed! Insane! That is who I would be taking a punt on
Great decision for Xabi, team he built his style of play & unity.
Archie and his light pink jacket 😊
But sky sports Germany said Alonso rejected Liverpool & choose Bayern Munich
I believe perez tapped him before ancelotti renewal , in 26 he’ll go to Madrid
Bruh I called this guy on the phone and he said he isn't interested in coming to PSG.🤬🤬🤬
I don’t think anyone is
Why would he want to go in such a small club who has 0 European history?
Why would he go to a small club like PSG that always get knocked out in the UCL and only win French tittles
Btw PSG are about to bottle europe again In the Quartar finals
@@nadirchahboun379 Who do you think PSG are? Citing PSG of the past won't help your argument. Because the PSG of now has a goal to obtain, a dignity, and integrity to fight for. Our rejuvenation will show it's worth on this UCL run. Barka should consider bailing out before they suffer another 8-2 defeat. 😂😂😂
@@nadirchahboun379 after mbappe leaves no one would even notice them. Such a small club
He's doing the right decision. He doesn't have enough experience and next season he'll be able to face with a good Leverkusen team againt the European giants in the UCL. Going to 1 of the big clubs nnext season might be problematic
I get stevie point but at same time if he has bad couple seasons and not good enough to get the manager job at Liverpool Madrid Bayern again that means he’d fail if took over now - where as of next couple seasons learns and improves they’d all def want him and he’ll he more ready then
Xabi does not want to coach Liverpool nor Munich at the moment with these sets of players who are mostly aging at the other hand Real Madrid is an interesting case with new players coming next season but the problem is Anjeloti extended! So why not wait a couple of seasons and then go to a Real Madrid; with Mbappe, Endrick, jude bellingham And..: possibly Haaland , Alosnso could win everything.
Alonso going to Liverpool was a serious worry for me, but now that it's not happening, I can't wait for Liverpool to fade into obscurity again. No Klopp and I can't imagine VVD and Salah will want to stay much longer with whomever rando manager they get in. This coinciding with United rising from the ashes will be the best storyline. 😍
Manchester United rising from the ashes with who? Eric Eras come to an end Seven Haag? 😂😂😂 i don't know how you got VVD is leaving, you're a Manchester United fan of course you're gonna believe every rumor
@@Royale0055 4-3. Hold it.
Listen as long as Xabi continues on this trajectory he will always have the opportunity to coach Madrid Liverpool and Munich no problem everyone needs to calm down
I would like to be that as good of a coach he is, he wants to put his skills to the Champions League platform. In doing so he as well as potential teams see his pedigree.
I think Xabi Alonso has in his mind a clear blueprint for his managerial career future establish himself well in the club that gave him the opportunity then return to Spain if things goes well he gets the dream job the Real Madrid if not he can easily find an opportunity with any club including a return to Sociedad but I don't see any reason in Stevie Nicola statement about xabi wasted an opportunity he mentioned Madrid and it's not the case the clubs that were in contention to hire him for next season are liverpool and Bayern munich not Madrid so he rejected them for Madrid the managerial vacancy could happen in 2025/26 season so it all make sense with him. Staying at Liverpool next year he may not have th opportunity for the liverpool job it he could have it for the Madrid or other teams as well. It's just a loss to Liverpool because he ticks all the boxes but their wishes is not way Xabi is planning for his career and even if Liverkusen didn't get the results it's clear the Xabi has working system not just a man manager this will always make clubs want his services
Great choice. Also great for Bundesliga. Looking forward to seeing this team in UCL!
I have no idea what Stevie is trying to say, but when Klopp had the really off season last year, did that put everyone in the footballing world off him?
Klopp has a body of work already. It's like saying people would be put off if Pep don't win nothing in next two years.
what a career this man had - da fuq
No mention of Southgate
Good on him. Lots of managers that moved too soon. Gerrard and Lampard come to mind. They weren't doing badly at Rangers and Derby before stepping up too soon.
Steve Nicol is the kind of guy that would try to cheat on his wife the second a woman just smiles at him a bit, thinking "this opportunity might not come around again".
He is just pissed that his former club Liverpool got snubbed.
No Stevie is flat out wrong. Klopp had a shocker in his last season at Dortmund and that failure set him up for success later in his managerial career.
He is playing waiting game for Carlo Ancelotti to leave next season and then join Madrid when their squad is complete, smart decision by him.
Stevie talking like Xabi is missing out on Liverpool. The old man should take a break🤣🤣🤣🤣
Absolutely the right decision.. I wonder why so many are surprised.. He is very young and will manage for probably 15 to 20 years so the big boys will come calling again and he for sure knows it because he probably knows his value. And he probably has some assurances that some top players will stay if he stays like Wirtz for instance
And for the argument football changes.. Klopp had a real bad 7th year at BVB.. Still came good
Southgate will hold down the fort at Liverpool until Xabi is ready
Can he make sandwiches?
Better to task Pep waiting for Alonso
He stays cause of the Players/humans
He stays so that all the players work their butts off to become the first team not to lose a single game in the Bundesliga :)
I hardly disagree with that guy with glasses, if you are a good coach, which alonso abviously is at this point of time, then there will alwaxs be opportunities to coach big teams. This year it might be bayern and liverpool, next year maybe city or real madrid BUT when do you get the chance to actually do an upset and might do a deep run in the champions league with a B or C team in the champions league.
I'm cool about it. What will be will be.
Respect to Xabi. He is creating something at Bayer and deserves to take them in to the Champions League as German champions. To go an win the Bundesliga again would prove it's not just a blip (regarding Bayern) though as Leverkusen haven't lost a game all seaaon...Trust me....this is no blip! Bayern haven't been bad! Just Leverkusen have been incredible. Almost April and still haven't lost a game. You can't keep up with that.
Trust the process. Trust FSG, Edwards and co. Klopp leaving is massive but so is Pep Lijnders, Peter Krawietz, Vitor Matos and others. It's a new beggining. Enjoy it...support it and have FAITH.
I'm more worried about players deciding they want a new challenge! One you can get away with...But not 3, 4 and 5 big names leaving.
We Are Liverpool. We have done it before and we will do it again.
Trust the process and stay CALM.
Well... That's bad news for L'pool fans. But I never expected him to take the job for two reasons.
1. I think Xabi stands a better chance of replacing Anchelotti when Real Madrid decides to let him go
2. With the talents at Real Madrid and the level of competition in LaLiga vs EPL... He stands a better chance of winning silver wear at Real Madrid than at Liverpool.
The Liverpool job is much harder than the Madrid job
As long as his teams performing he will have more opportunities
never heard of Stewart Robson
Liverpool should go for postecoglu
Just look on the Manager list. The Liverpool Job will come around like the Bayern Job. Klopp is a rare typ of manager staying 9 years. Xabi is young for a manager a lot to go for in the next decades.
There is no fallout. Xabi Alonso will make the best decisions for...Xabi Alonso. It's a smart move. Already in a strong position with Leverkusen and likely to deliver a first title. It's not as if job opportunities will dry up if he chooses to stay.
He's no Graham Potter who jumped to Chelsea only to find himself out of his depth. Still a good manager but that's a blot on the CV.
Gutted as a liverpool fan, but its the best decision for him. Taking over after klopp will be a near impossible task. Reminds me of how moyes went( granted was hung out to dry after fergie left a squad on the decline, quite opposite to what klopp is leaving now). It is a make or break career move, similar to how klopp declined the united job in 2013.
Look at it from Stevie's perspective, he was with Liverpool around the time when their managers were:
Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish
For all those saying "you don't want to takeover the club after a great manager like Klopp"... To him, that's a loser's mentality cause everyone else in his era did.
Ruben Amorim polishing his English,but for the first press conference he might need a translator.
Good ebening.
His english is fine.
Claimed him so much like he signed
Well he could be insanely sucessfull at leverkusen. Right now this team could win the cl. When they can keep the team together and makea few tranfers to Improve debth than all is possible next year.
Going to Liverpool or Bayern are no win situations anyway. Just like Moyes and Emery at Man U and Arsenal, the next manager after the top dog has left is always doomed. Too much baggage and institutionalisation at the club for the manager to make their name. You need to be the second or third manager after Klopp has gone and get more people in positions to buy into your image/ project. Arrest is a perfect example of this. Bayern is a revolving door after Guardiola. You are either perfect or out and there is not time to craft a team there.
Can we talk about Archie’s jacket?! 🔥🔥🔥
Xabi is defo going to Madrid. Played for them. Trained the youth team for a while & most importantly Carlo only signed a bone year extension. Perfect set up for Alonso
I be surprised if Xabi Wins B. League title next year and Wins Champions League next season as everyone is predicting that. I agree Stevie is not happy because he would have taken him with open arm for Liverpool.
Bayern will not be this bad next year and Leverkusen will not be that good to Win Champions League against M. City,Real Madrid with all the players + KM I can’t see it.
If Nicol wants its, now that Xabi is out of the running...why not???
Bayern playing better has nothing to do with the Tuchel announcement. They started to play better when almost all player were fit and they had more of a fight for the positions in the starting 11 and the bench. Remember in the 1st half of the season, there were games when they couldn't even fill up the bench, despite poaching youth and 2nd team players..