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14 Mar 2024 15:24:35
ED2. posting 2nd time. just wanted your opinion who according to you will be worthy replacement for Klopp.

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{Ed002's Note - Julian Nagelsmann (C) perhaps.}

14 Mar 2024 16:55:13
Maybe technically okay for the job but Nagelsmann maybe not suited temperamentally…. don’t know if LFC fans would take to him. Tough to come in after Klopp.

If we can’t get Xabi I wouldn’t mind if Pep had a go…. My thinking there would be that if it was a success then great and if not Klopp might come back after a year off recharging his batteries.

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14 Mar 2024 18:40:37
Why keep asking the same questions?

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15 Mar 2024 01:24:35
If we can’t get Alonso it’s Amorim for me. Next best thing. As for Nagelsmann is a big no for me and probably most other Liverpool fans. I trust Edwards to land either one of the two I mentioned.

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15 Mar 2024 07:09:15
Nagelsmann was unfairly fired by Bayern. His style of play is very good and unpredictable against park bus team. His Leipzig team easily defeated Athletico Madrid in past.

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15 Mar 2024 07:35:52
Few things to think about here. Alonso may feel his chance will come around again when he has more experience under his belt.

There is also the poison chalice aspect, some managers may think they would prefer to be the manager after the next manager.

JN would be a good fit all round I think. Similar style of play, young and dynamic.

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15 Mar 2024 08:03:11
The Liverpool jobs not a bus andy. Pass up the chance to get onboard now and it may never come around again. Some other new coach could be flavour of the month by then.

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15 Mar 2024 08:07:41
Rather have jn than pep, we need to keep an open mind as much as people think alonso is nailed on he isn’t . would trust ed2 more than most.

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15 Mar 2024 08:21:31
Do you think Pep would leave City? 😃.

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15 Mar 2024 08:43:27
I would give it to pep for a year, now ME is back let’s just let things organically progress, my fear is any new manager may bring wholesale changes rather than nurture what we have. Pep would keep things pretty similar I reckon, what do you lads think?

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15 Mar 2024 12:01:15
The same pep that people wanted out of the club not so long ago for having to much influence on the team? I've watched sporting a few times and I'm not convinced by amorim if we couldn't get alonso id rather Michel from girona or naaglesmann, just my opinion though ;)

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{Ed002's Note - You can forget Michel.}

15 Mar 2024 14:07:44
We should look at Simone Inzaghi.

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{Ed002's Note - Why? Would he be a good fit? Knows the English game well?}

15 Mar 2024 14:48:53
I have no idea why people would want Amorim over Nagelsmann. Nagelsmann is far more tested. Portuguese league is too unreliable a way to determine whether a manager is good enough for LFC.

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15 Mar 2024 15:44:09
Is Michel lined up for another job ed? Surely fsg would've considered him with the job he's doing at girona.

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{Ed002's Note - He is not available and not moving to Liverpool.}

15 Mar 2024 18:02:51
Still don’t get why anyone would want Nagelsmann after he made it absolutely clear he holds us as a club in nothing but contempt. He really should not be in any consideration for the job after what he said.

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15 Mar 2024 18:19:45
Klopp has had the weight of half a city on his shoulders. Many would buckle under that pressure.
I imagine he will want a job with with less pressure next time around, like Real, where the team wins and wins, regardless. He would not be idolised in Real in the same way.

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15 Mar 2024 18:50:38
@TB2, I think it’s some weird sort of therapy.

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15 Mar 2024 19:44:28
I have heard a whisper that Alonso's camp have said he is very, very interested in the Liverpool job.

Just a whisper, could have been the cat.

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15 Mar 2024 19:45:20
Is this a wind up Bastion?

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15 Mar 2024 23:20:16
To all the Nagelsmann fans. Have a look into his antics, for lack of a better word from his time at Bayern. I’ll leave it there.

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16 Mar 2024 01:07:08
Ed2 - do you know why nagelsman is getting a bit of a bad rep?

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{Ed002's Note - I am not aware of any bad reputation.}

16 Mar 2024 11:13:42
I suppose the ‘bad reputation’ has got to do with his personal life?

Not to sure if that’s a factor with the Liverpool fans.

Footballing wise, think he’s got a very good reputation, still developing his style fully but am still young and already one of the better managers amongst the next generation. Not sure he’s at the level of Klopp though, not yet at least.

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{Ed001's Note - no, it is to do with a struggle to cope with egos and the way he gave exclusive intimate access to the players to his journalist gf, of a type that none of them were comfortable with. It was considered by many to be intrusive. She was pretty much there like she was on the coaching staff.

16 Mar 2024 11:34:16
This current version of Nagelsmann is giving me Brendan Rodgers vibes. Lairy jackets, skateboards and journo girlfriends. It trigggers memories of Brendan's summer glow up and new mistress.

Difficult to look past Alonso, with Amorim as the second choice. De Zerbi and Nagelsmann behind those two.

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16 Mar 2024 15:57:07
thanks ed 01
oh whao, didn't know that
guess there was more to his sacking than I was aware.

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18 Mar 2024 00:57:09
I actually agree with looking at inzaghi. Inter play great football, very positive and he's quite a galvanizing character.

If the reason against is 'doesnt know the English game' you'd be surprised at how much he loves the premier league and respects the way the game is played here, he's also a very big Liverpool fan too.

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13 Mar 2024 00:09:56
Do we have any interest in the young Hungarian left back Kerkez, currently at Bournemouth?

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{Ed002's Note - Milos Kerkez (LWB) Only joined in the summaer after picking Bournemouth over Lazio for game time. Down the list for Chelsea who have a much preferred target.}

14 Mar 2024 08:17:13
He is not getting much game time at all he has been dropped for some shocking performances. Nowhere near good enough for Liverpool I would forget his name as you won’t be seeing it much at our end of the table.

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12 Mar 2024 06:58:03
Ed2 I see some reports of Barcelona trying to sign Diaz this summer? Is that a possibility? Thanks.

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{Ed002's Note - I have dealt with this before.}

12 Mar 2024 12:55:05
Will Barcelona be able to afford the likes of Luiz Diaz?

I am not being Facetious Ed002, I genuinely do not know the state of there current financial situation.

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{Ed002's Note - Barcelona's problems are wages so to add players they need to make room - and specifically need to make something like €250M of savings next season due to bonuses. Regardless what Deco says about keeping players, the likes of de Jong, Lewandowski, Christiansen, Raphina, Torres and Gundogan need to move on. Their issues are compounded by an FFP issue with EUFA in respoct of claiming future image rights now rather than for the applicable season. It is not a significant issue but UEFA want it to stop. They have some very good youngsters coming through like Lamine Yamal. They will look to offering players in part exchange. There may be interest in Diaz from the Middle East as well.}

12 Mar 2024 13:17:42
Thank You ED002, enjoy the rest of your day.

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{Ed002's Note - Thanks.}

12 Mar 2024 14:06:03
I can see why a 27 year old player could be tempted by Barcelona. I have no idea why they might be tempted to go and semi-retire in the Middle East.

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12 Mar 2024 14:30:23
johnnyr1970 - if you know where he and his family have come from, the opportunity of securing multi-generational wealth for his family and descendents might well trump a glittering sporting career and medal haul.

Same can be said of those big names that went to China a few years ago in the middle of their careers.

Difficult to dispute that decision if that is how they feel.

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12 Mar 2024 15:05:15
Are we looking to sell Diaz? Might be interest from Barcelona but are we actively looking to move him on and if so are there any touted replacements of interest that you’ve heard on the grapevine?

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{Ed002's Note - Replacing Salah would be far more important with Gagpo and Jota already at the club. Plenty of wide players who can play either side have been looked at.}

12 Mar 2024 15:59:53
Hi Ed002

Very informative as ever. Thank you!

Has Liverpool shown interest in any of Barcelona's younger players in recent times. Gavi was mentioned some time ago but I was thinking more under the radar names.

Perhaps you could share insights on who you think Liverpool should be looking at, if indeed Barcelona want to do a deal for Diaz?

While I am here, are you aware of anyone Liverpool is tracking as a possible replace for Diaz. Nico William appears likely to move this summer with many admirers.

Appreciate we have a few options for the LW in the squad already.

Much thanks!

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{Ed002's Note - Raphinha is the only player where I know of interest.}

12 Mar 2024 16:03:17
Hi Ed002

Just seen you have replied to another person about possible Diaz replacements so feel free to ignore that part of my post.

Still intrigued to hear your thoughts on talent in the Barcelona academy we should be tracking.

Only if you have time, of course. :)

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{Ed002's Note - Liverpool are not tracking anybody from the Barcelona Academy that I am aware of. Lamine Yamal is attracting interest from PSG but he cannot move to Liverpool.}

12 Mar 2024 19:57:47
Hi Ed002. Interesting thread, thanks.

From a football-business perspective, you say that de Jong, Lewandowski, Christiansen, Raphina, Torres and Gundogan need to move on to free up wages, but now they are signed to a contract on those wages how easy is it for Barce to sell them? The buying club would presumably have to match the (inflated? ) wage or else the player could decide that they would prefer to stay where they are.

The same applies to the 15 or so players that Chelsea are reportedly looking to offload this summer. If any of these are the players signed to 8 year contracts on high wages, unless a team can match those terms and conditions are Chelsea stuck with them?

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{Ed002's Note - The situation at Barcelona and Chelsea is totally different. Not all Barcelona players have particularly high wages - they are working on it.}

13 Mar 2024 07:43:05
Diaz going nowhere this summer. Nothing to see here, move along.

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13 Mar 2024 09:37:25
There isn’t one Barcelona player who they’re willing to offload that is worth considering in any case.

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13 Mar 2024 15:54:05
Are PSG interested in luis Diaz, Ed?

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{Ed002's Note - I would very much doubt it given the very clear targets identified already as potential Mbappe replacements.}

13 Mar 2024 18:54:19
Diaz is 1 of the first names on the team sheet and politely tell Barcelona to Fook off. Sell them Gakpo instead.

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{Ed025's Note - yeah magico, but with the money you get you could buy a chicken with a head mate.. :)

13 Mar 2024 19:20:32
Thanks for the reply, Ed.

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14 Mar 2024 08:06:01
Lol Ed025. Mind you, there's plenty of cocks at Barca.

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{Ed025's Note - ain’t there just Jaw..

11 Mar 2024 12:51:58
Hi Ed002

I have seen us linked with the Sporting manager, Amorim, as well as some of their players (Inacio, Diomande) . I know you have said that Sporting don't wish to deal with Liverpool. My question is, will that change when Klopp departs?

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{Ed002's Note - Amorim is an option if Liverpool cannot get their preferred target- Sporting will not want to lose him but there is also interest in him from elsewhere. I am not aware of any Liverpool interest in Ousmane Diomande and Sporting are already in discussions over a sale with another side. I understand there is still Liverpool interest in Ignacio - but there is interest from elsewhere.}

11 Mar 2024 13:57:29
Thank you.

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11 Mar 2024 14:10:15
Mate as the problem sporting had with us was klopp tapping up ugarte, with kloppo leaving us in summer will the relationship improve?

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{Ed002's Note - I have no idea - they won't be happy if Liverpool pay off the buy out clause for Amorim and he moves.}

11 Mar 2024 19:35:45
Ed002 would i be right in assuming the answer to who is in talks with. diomande and interested in amorin would be the same answer and a club from west london?

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{Ed002's Note - Chelsea has had a long term interest in OD and offered a role to Amorim before Pochettino.}

11 Mar 2024 03:19:24
Hi Ed002,

Could you possibly give us an update on our summer transfer targets as things currently stand? I imagine the new coach / DoF will have some effect so things might change, but am interested in who we're currently looking at now that Klopp is going (e. g maybe we're not interested in Sane anymore as you suggested that was largely a Klopp idea? ) .

Cheers Ed.

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{Ed002's Note - There will be no real change in the players being looked at until the new folks are in place. Sane was indeed a Klopp pick and perhaps you will see the emergance of Petro Neto as an alternative - assuming of course that Salah leaves.}

11 Mar 2024 13:00:34
Neto and Sane would both be bad choices for different reasons, Neto has serious injury problems and his end product is not particularly impressive (being generous) and Sane is too old, has a poor attitude, is inconsistent (which is not a good look at his age) and he has already rejected us on more than one occasion.

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11 Mar 2024 15:32:16
Neto has a recurring knee problem according to club sources.

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11 Mar 2024 19:37:18
Neto brilliant player but injury prone.

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10 Mar 2024 08:44:31
Also, taxi driver bringing me home from Lime St on Friday said him and his mate speak regularly to Jan Molby in a pub in Heswall.
Molby said he would be gobsmacked if Alonso doesn’t accept the managers job, and that Xabi loves the city and the club.

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10 Mar 2024 09:58:03
Nice - love it 👍👍.

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10 Mar 2024 10:29:34
Proper rumour that! haha.

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10 Mar 2024 10:41:47
My take on the alonso comes down to one thing. How easy does he want it.
If he goes to bayern, he's gona clean up pretty easy, it's like why Rodgers went to celtic, pretty much guaranteed success.
At least at Liverpool a bit more effort is needed, and it's a better achievement when done.

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10 Mar 2024 11:53:16
If Alonso's ambition is to coach Real Madrid, as has been mooted, he may see Bayern as the ideal stepping stone. Almost guaranteed to win the Bundesliga and then take over from Ancelotti.

Agree, spoil his legacy with Leverkusen but football is not a sentimental business.

Would we want a coach who has eyes for another? I'm not convinced his love for Liverpool is as strong as people think.

Personally, I like to see a track record. How someone handles adversity. This season has been a dream for Leverkusen but it is only one season and coincided with Bayern falling off a cliff.

Rubien Amorim did well at Braga and then immediately at Sporting. After a dodgy last season they have sprung back strongly, well placed to win the league again. Impressive!

Of course he does not have much experience playing or managing outside of Portugal, which is a risk, but he comes across very well and I think a good fit for Liverpool. Seems to develop players and creates a strong team culture.

We like getting players from the Primeira, why not a manager? :)

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{Ed002's Note - Alonso is not seeing Bayern Munich as a "stepping stone" - the Real Madrid is not available so he is not "almost certain to take over from Ancelotti". Winning the Bundesliga will certainly make it tough leaving this summer - particularly to Bayern. Liverpool have him as a very clear first choice but recognise he may not be an option but they may well, according to a prominent coach, face serious competition for Amorim.}

10 Mar 2024 13:10:13
If I was Alonso I would be looking at the Liverpool job and wanting that over Bayern personally. Klopps pretty much already done a rebuild and we also have some very talented kids banging on the door. Couple of tweaks and he’s got a very interesting and exciting team that’s well placed to win things.
His only job at Bayern would be to win the German league, in a few months he will have ticked that off his Bucket list anyway, boring!

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10 Mar 2024 21:28:49
Hmm Bayern Guarantees him a title? Really? Tell the current manager that! Some odd sentiments there!

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10 Mar 2024 21:02:01
Just settle for Nagelsmann, please don't get hopes high on Alonso.

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10 Mar 2024 22:46:36
Think we have got Alonso coming on as manager…. no announcement until end of season……. respect all parties when games and trophies still to be won,

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11 Mar 2024 01:27:27
In my uneducated and not in-the-know opinion, I'd say he either stays with BL or takes the LFC job. this is as long as RM is not an option this summer (e. g Ancelotti wanting a break, internal issues etc)

I can't see him going to BM right now, I personally feel he'd rather move to another league than to a Bundesliga competitor just simply because he seems like the kind of guy who wouldn't move to a direct competitor right away, I think he's too much of a gentleman.

So I think most likely he stays for another season or comes to us. all just an opinion.

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11 Mar 2024 05:03:42
Jan Molby in a pub! Who wouldve guessed ;-)

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11 Mar 2024 08:16:19
I once told Jan to stop queue jumping. I was waiting to get into The Tavern in New Brighton (this was in 1996 when he lived in Rockland Road in Wallasey and was still, technically playing for us) . He'd just waltzed in front of loads of people on the pretence he was talking to 2 women he knew. He was blatantly trying to jump in. I said, "Eh Jan, the bar's not going anywhere and nor is the queue till you get back. "

He was actually really nice and apologised to everyone. He only stayed 20 minutes in the club.

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13 Mar 2024 15:31:21
1985mikey1985 - The rebuild might actually be a problem more than a solution. If you watched Leverkusen play at all under Alonso you would know he doesn't play the same way as klopp nothing really alike. Alonso style is similar to Guardiola so although Klopp done the rebuild he rebuilt it in his image and not the next managers who plays a different style to that of the player bought in, unless the players can adapt to Alonso he will need replacements and technically start of another rebuild for Alonso. Granted the players may be able to change but wouldn't hold your breath.

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08 Mar 2024 17:24:58
ED2 - u stated in previous post that Alonso could end up at Bayern. has there been any discussion and is it in advanced stage.

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{Ed002's Note - Bayern have spoken with Bayer Leverkusen. I don’t know what you mean by “advanced”.}

08 Mar 2024 21:14:55
Hi Ed002, it means 1 step before personal terms are discussed.

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{Ed002's Note - I had no idea about that - then the answer is no.}

09 Mar 2024 09:42:07
Actually “advanced talks” is more like when you see someone at a bar chatting some one up and just about to ask for their number…. Hopefully alonso is giving them a fake one. Reliable source tells me Mullet is acting as wing man.

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09 Mar 2024 15:14:42
Who do you think we will End up with manager wise eds?

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{Ed002's Note - I don't think anything has changed sugnificantly since I last answere this. Alonso will be first choice bu Bayern Munich should have the edge. Ruben Amorim may offer an option but will be miffed as being down the list. Nagelsmann is talented and perhaps should not be discounted for the Liverpool job. May be a shrewd choice for Liverpool and will have the support of Klopp but another side is considering him already. Edwards could be asked to see if Lijnders will change his mind - but he too is in talks over another job.}

09 Mar 2024 21:27:08
I just can’t see Alonso going to Bayern. That would just be too much of a spit in Leverkusen’s face in my opinion.

I’m not saying he should choose Liverpool instead but to win the league with Leverkusen and then ditch them for Bayern would destroy any legacy he has at Leverkusen and I just can’t see him doing that.

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09 Mar 2024 21:58:40
Alonso might think that it could be too soon to follow in Klopp’s daunting footsteps and risk his growing reputation - he might see Bayern as a more natural stepping stone as he gains experience.

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09 Mar 2024 22:43:43
That argument doesn’t stack up Wallace. He’d be taking over an ageing Bayern team in need of overhaul and under pressure to win the league every season and go deep in the champions league too.

At Liverpool he’s taking over a young, talented squad that might need some tweaks here and there and will be given time because he’s following Klopp so he won’t be expected to win everything straight away.

The German media have twisted it to suggest he’d be under more pressure at Liverpool but the opposite is true.

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09 Mar 2024 23:46:52
Are Bayern aging? What do they have like neuer, muller and Kane over 30? Any issues they have is not age related.

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10 Mar 2024 08:32:30
I know they’re professionals and moving is part of the job but one factor I haven’t seen mentioned if Xabi’s family. Maybe staying in Germany is more appealing than a move back to merseyside.

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{Ed001's Note - his kids are Liverpool fans and his missus loved it in Liverpool, that's why they come back so often.}

10 Mar 2024 08:58:47
If It is true that he wants to join Bayern over Liverpool then he is obviously not the man for us. I refuse to believe this though as only a mad man would turn down Liverpool FC.

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10 Mar 2024 19:53:29
There’s a tendency to imagine what we - as fans - would want to do and then imagining that Alonso will feel the same way. Sadly the world doesn’t work like that, no matter how much we wish it did.

As I said a while back, the best managers we’ve had in my lifetime are the ones who ‘get’ Liverpool. I think Xabi my be someone who does and I sincerely hope he is offered and takes the job. BUT, if he does take the job I really hope it’s because he wants to be here, and not just because it’s a well paid job, if that makes sense.

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10 Mar 2024 21:06:42
@Beckers pecker, i disagree alonso for Liverpool is "he’s taking over a young, talented squad"

This squad in Liverpool doesn't play Alonso's system, it is perfect for playing Kloppss style. So alonso will have a hard time getting rid of players who don't suit his style and acquire players who does. It will be 1 transition year. This is base on statistics shown by Carragher. Liverpool play mix of long, short passes but Leverkusen is almost totally short passess more akeen to City style.

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11 Mar 2024 06:31:28
Question for ed01, ed02 said above Edwards might be asked if he could change Linders mind. If we don't get Alonso, do you think he would be a good option, for continuity if nothing else?
I have always been dead set against him and blamed him entirely for the inverted system which I put down to our dodgy form last year. That said I have to admit we have been playing well recently? Maybe we are getting used to it and he wouldn't be all that bad, or maybe I'm just going mad.

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{Ed001's Note - no, Lijnders is fine as a coach, he works really well with Klopp, but he is not a manager. He has Allardyce-like delusions of grandeur telling numerous media outlets about things at the training ground and making sure it is all his idea and that he did it. That is not what you need from a manager. A manager has to be about the team, like Klopp who always talks about we, not I. Lijnders is an I not a we man. It would be a huge mistake. It would be a Souness-like error.

We need someone who understands that it is about we not I. That is why it worked when it was handed over to Paisley, not just because he was tactically astute, but because he didn't want the credit for himself. Win, lose or draw, Paisley always talked about us or we. Lijnders needs to make his way for himself and lose that part of his make-up. I am sure it is just about being desperate to prove himself so he is wanting everyone to know what he gives to the group but he should just let the results talk for themselves. Klopp would have given him credit in interviews anyway, he lets him do the cup games for example, and the players will talk and a coach's reputation quickly travels between clubs due to that.

If you are not about us and we, the players will turn on you when there is a bad patch as they do not feel you are with them. Mark Hughes found that out whenever there was a bad run his teams would fall apart because he would give lip service to us and we but him and his staff would travel to matches separately from the players, so they felt like he wasn't with them. It is what Klopp has done better than anyone, why they run through brick walls for him and give everything on the pitch for him, he makes them feel that everyone is in it together. That is the key to success at Liverpool. We, the owners, the fans, the players, the back room staff, the tea ladies, the catering staff, stewards, everyone connected with the club are one team and Klopp brought that back and it has brought him success out of all proportion to the money he had to spend in comparison to City.}

11 Mar 2024 08:22:55
Leek
Are you telling me footballers are so thick, they can't adapt their style of play? What happens when they move to a new team? What happens when a new manager comes in? Do they always go to the ones that play their particular style of football? Do they as a team, tell the new manager they can't play possession football, or long balls, or counter-attacking because the previous manager has ingrained in them so much, that that is the only way they can play?

No, they don't do they.

It's obvious you know very little about how to play the game. Some of your comments are ridiculous and border on trolling, for the sake of being contentious.

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11 Mar 2024 09:22:43
The current squad have adopted the inverted full back strategy and, going a bit further back (and again this season) the press. Perhaps part of the profile that the club look for is adaptability.

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11 Mar 2024 15:19:40
@coolerthanfonz, if players can adoat so well, pray tell me why Klopp need to clear out at least half the team built by Brendan Roger and need to bring in the players Klopp needed to play gegenpressing and heavy metal. Playeds have specialised skill, u don't ask VVd to play striker because he can adapt or Drawin nunez play GK simply because he can adapt.

I hereby rest my case.

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12 Mar 2024 05:30:12
@Lee, Klopp brought in players because they were better than the ones we had. That doesn’t mean that the players we released / sold couldn’t adapt but it did mean the players that came in were better at adapting.

It also seems that you are confusing changing positions (VVD moving from CB to Attacker, for instance) with a team adapting a different style of play, which is an almost entirely different thing. You may need to revisit your case.

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13 Mar 2024 16:04:11
CoolerThanTheFonz I agree with Leak, History shows this to be correct I will just pick the obvious example but many more can be put forward if you require? .

Guardiola rebuilds all of the teams he has ever managed. this is because the players already at the club can't play his system. the current liverpool squad is build for Klopp's style which is quite different from Alonso style.

I personally think it would be a disaster Liverpool need a similar style of manager to klopp otherwise another rebuild would be on the cards. It seems stupid to me to build a squad that plays klopp's style and replace him with someone with a completely different style. Players join new clubs but the clubs signing them mostly look for players that fit the managers style and the clubs style of play.

Yes players can be trained but they were never trained to play possession football like Alonso or Guardiola teams, they come from clubs and managers who all play the same or similar to Klopp and yes some of the players probably won't be able to be as good playing a different way to the the way they were scouted and the reasons why they were signed. Some players would make it no doubt but most of Klopps signings are not technically gifted and a possession based manager wouldn't look at these players when they are looking for new players, they are a mix of work horses and ability on the break which is completely different profiles for players required to play an Alonso system.

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