The Next Manager?

[Mário César 1,488]

12 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

The model from the manager down over doesn't need to change, the model from the top to the manager needs to change

That’s obvious, and as long as the leadership doesn’t change, I don’t think we’re heading in the right direction

 

 

[Special Juan 28,806]

I'm sick of coming on here writing about the same shite, board, directors, manager changes...same thing every fucking season, why? Same people in charge making the same choices.

[Mário César 1,488]

3 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

I'm sick of coming on here writing about the same shite, board, directors, manager changes...same thing every fucking season, why? Same people in charge making the same choices.

hiring xabi alonso is not making the same choices. lets see what will happen in the summer

[iceboy 1,050]

3 minutes ago, Mário César said:

hiring xabi alonso is not making the same choices. lets see what will happen in the summer

He is overreacting mate.

[Special Juan 28,806]

Wait until your all crying when he doesn't get signing you are craving for, we lose three games and he isn't playing total football...seen it all before and the SD's are working him from the top, your all getting drawn in and mugged off.

These SD's are killing this club, they will survive before any manager and and success at this club

[ZAPHOD2319 4,962]

Maresca and Rosenior had the title Head Coach. Xabi will be Manager. I hope the owners are taking a step back from running all the football aspects.

[Fulham Broadway 17,773]

I hope he gets some kind of guarantees in the contract that explicitly state what he is in sole charge of.

[Special Juan 28,806]

Coach and manager mean fuck all, it's just letters.

[Mário César 1,488]

It’s normal to have doubts. I have doubts myself, and regardless of everything, I hope the protests continue.

 

 

 

 

[Pizy 19,300]

I have no doubts about Alonso’s ability to coach and win football matches. Even looking at his Madrid stint he didn’t “fail” on the actual pitch. He was run out of town by the entitled, pampered babies with monster egos like Vini from what I’ve read. His record there wasn’t bad at all.

What I do have big skepticism about is whether these directors and owners will do what’s necessary in the transfer window. Both ins and outs. Will they allow Alonso to get rid of some of these shit players that the directors were obsessed with us signing just last summer? That’ll be the true test to show us whether they’ve truly changed or just issuing their usual PR.

Trim the fat in the squad and give him 3-4 HAND PICKED signings that HE recommends.

[Fulham Broadway 17,773]

Alonso is not going to turn down earning in three months what most wont earn in a lifetime

Just hope its not a Blueco PR stunt to settle agents, players, fans,  and generally stifle unrest...

 

[Mário César 1,488]

12 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Alonso is not going to turn down earning in three months what most wont earn in a lifetime

Just hope its not a Blueco PR stunt to settle agents, players, fans,  and generally stifle unrest...

 

 

 

Alonso is already well off financially, so that comparison doesn’t really make sense. In any case, he’s coached Real Madrid and won the Bundesliga - it’s a completely different level compared to Maresca or Rosenior. There’s no real comparison there.

That said, none of this is enough if the higher hierarchy doesn’t change, and that’s the hardest part of all. It’s understandable to accept this kind of appointment, unlike the LR situation. We’ll see what happens, but that doesn’t mean people stop wanting these owners out of the club.

[Pizy 19,300]

Rumors starting to circulate that Liverpool ARE indeed soon going to be sacking Slot but that Xabi Alonso wasn’t their ideal successor because they want football similar to what Klopp played. So that’s almost certainly where Iraola goes. High intensity, high pressing Kloppball. 

So in the end I think both clubs will get their perfect fit of a manager.

[Mário César 1,488]

5 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Rumors starting to circulate that Liverpool ARE indeed soon going to be sacking Slot but that Xabi Alonso wasn’t their ideal successor because they want football similar to what Klopp played. So that’s almost certainly where Iraola goes. High intensity, high pressing Kloppball. 

So in the end I think both clubs will get their perfect fit of a manager.

where?

[Blue Armour 4,737]

1 hour ago, Mário César said:

 

Those "experienced" players better not be another Disasi or Tosin. 

No point in experience for the sake of experience.

[Special Juan 28,806]

If Liverpool sack Slut we will appoint Callum

[Pizy 19,300]

4 minutes ago, Mário César said:

where?

This popular Liverpool YouTuber AnfieldAgenda is saying that he heard directly from a tier 1 journalist that Slot is done. Saying it with VERY high confidence. 

[Blue Armour 4,737]

Dont know if Alonso is a perfect fit for Chelsea, but he does come with a higher pedigree than Rosenior or Callum. 

Ex-Liverpool, but he hasn't bad-mouthed the club like a certain Benitez.

Ultimately everything hinges on how much Eghbali, Joe Shields and their cronies have learned from this freak show of a season.

As others have pointed out, if their interference in the starting lineups and transfers continue, it will be another disappointing conclusion.

The difference with a Fabregas appointment would have meant that, like Lampard, he would have had the Stamford Bridge crowd fully behind him even in shitty situations, because of his legacy as an ex-player. We'll see if Alonso and the boys get that level of support.

Edited 1 hour ago by Blue Armour

[Fulham Broadway 17,773]

24 minutes ago, Mário César said:

 

 

Alonso is already well off financially, so that comparison doesn’t really make sense. In any case, he’s coached Real Madrid and won the Bundesliga - it’s a completely different level compared to Maresca or Rosenior. There’s no real comparison there.

That said, none of this is enough if the higher hierarchy doesn’t change, and that’s the hardest part of all. It’s understandable to accept this kind of appointment, unlike the LR situation. We’ll see what happens, but that doesn’t mean people stop wanting these owners out of the club.

People are greedy and dont like their status questioned. Rich people usually want more and more, Trump, Musk etc so that comparison is valid.

Best of luck to him. I guess I'm sat in the minority of fans who didn't want Alonso. I'd rather Iraola.

All incidental if Blueco want another puppet...

[Mário César 1,488]

3 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said:

People are greedy and dont like their status questioned. Rich people usually want more and more, Trump, Musk etc so that comparison is valid.

Best of luck to him. I guess I'm sat in the minority of fans who didn't want Alonso. I'd rather Iraola.

All incidental if Blueco want another puppet...

Xabi Alonso was still one of the most attractive managers available outside the elite already in top jobs, and it was only a matter of time before he picked up another major role anyway - that’s not really the point here. He won the league with Leverkusen, broke Bayern’s long-standing dominance in Germany, and has been at Real Madrid. There’s simply no comparison to be made. This is exactly the kind of manager with the stature and mentality for clubs at this level.