Since when has sahin been a defensive specialist? We all know he plays the 8 but has been moved back cause of Gundogan. My point was he should have bought a player for that position and not have relied on that lot. I used to complain a long time ago about bender on the ball, no different to Ginter. Hummels might be slow but he has great reading of play. At the base of midfield the player doesn't necessarily need to be fast, Carrick, Gundgan, Alonso and Pirlo would attenst to that.
Jurgen Klopp
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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Interesting
Wonder under what circumstances Klopp visited LVG at Ajax?
It was krautzun who visited LVG.
Ah! That makes more sense. Thanks!
Interesting. When he said he wanted to take a year off, I did consider the possibility of succeeding LvG if he decides to call time next year.
Pep reportedly saying he can see himself managing united one day hasn't stopped rumours of him joining City anytime soon just saying.
Will he wait for 2 years to take job with United?
A couple of jobs with a geographical proximity to Manchester United will be available at some point during or after the coming season.
First Jose. Then Pep. Now Jurgen. They all want the power!
Naah. No reason to. I think LVG will get an extension anyways.
Would be delighted with him taking over from lvg in two years time. Till then he can manage a smaller club like Liverpool and maintain their mid table status.
If we wanted to, we could always integrate him into the club at some point. It's just a shame by the time he get's here, Dortmund will have no players left 
Yes, i to think the same.
May be at some point of his career if everything falls in place we could see him here.
We could sign him and loan him out somewhere for a few seasons. It'll be revolutionary.
Klopp's Dream Is To Manage Manchester United
Jurgen Klopp has got his heart set on managing Manchester United, according to his former Mainz colleague Eckhard Krautzun.
Klopp left Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season and has since announced he will take a year out of the game before taking his next job.
The 47-year-old was linked with Real Madrid, Napoli and Manchester City before deciding on a sabbatical, but it is the United job that he would love most, according to Krautzun.
He told Goal: "Jurgen speaks English.
"And since we spoke about United. He once told me, that one day, when it does not fit with Dortmund any more, Manchester United would be his club.
"But at this moment the job is taken. Klopp would fit perfectly to an English club that is well lead and well organised.
"One which has a very good board of directors. A club with one person reigning, like Chelsea, would not be right for him."
Current United boss Louis van Gaal has two years remaining on his contract at Old Trafford.
Jurgen Klopp has got his heart set on managing Manchester United, according to his former Mainz colleague Eckhard Krautzun.
Klopp left Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season and has since announced he will take a year out of the game before taking his next job.
The 47-year-old was linked with Real Madrid, Napoli and Manchester City before deciding on a sabbatical, but it is the United job that he would love most, according to Krautzun.
He told Goal: "Jurgen speaks English.
"And since we spoke about United. He once told me, that one day, when it does not fit with Dortmund any more, Manchester United would be his club.
"But at this moment the job is taken. Klopp would fit perfectly to an English club that is well lead and well organised.
"One which has a very good board of directors. A club with one person reigning, like Chelsea, would not be right for him."
Current United boss Louis van Gaal has two years remaining on his contract at Old Trafford.
He should have came to us in 2014 when he had the chance instead of talking about how he honours contracts and all that.
Now it seems Van Gaal and the club will move in the possession based direction which means it will make more sense if our next manager is someone like Guardiola.
Now it seems Van Gaal and the club will move in the possession based direction which means it will make more sense if our next manager is someone like Guardiola.
Loaning managers? Why didn't anyone think of that before. This man is an oracle.
I once suggested on here that Chelsea sign Simeone and loan him to Vitesse till Jose leaves to coach Portugal. I was shit scared of Simeone going to city.
I was ridiculed for that
He'll sit out till Van Gaal retires.
Won't have to wait long; 6 months minimum, a year max.
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Bad timing, if he had resigned from Dortmund job last year he'd have probably got the nod for United job if only because he's much younger than van Gaal and would represent a long term solution more than him. 2 years is a long wait, one year is probably maximum a manager of this calibre could stay out of work waiting for a job to become vacant.
You reckon van Gaal is getting the sack midway through next season? I very much doubt it. If we struggle to put up a fight for the title and bow out early in the CL he might step down at the end of season mind. I think we're in for a much better campaign than the one that has just finished though.
He'll be back in football by then I feel. I feel there'll be no need for United to move van Gaal on at the end of the season anyway.
I just have many doubts about this "philosophy" working very well in the league to usurp Chelsea, an improving Arsenal and a resurgent City that we'll face next season. I feel how we ended the season posed more questions than it gave answers. I am not ready to believe that all our attackers and strikers have gone to complete shit and getting better players would solve everything.
Though let's hope you are right, the next 150m is better spent and goes towards improving on last season. I personally can't us see finishing above the three teams that were ahead of us this season. We are again looking at 4-5 months of bedding time if there is a big turnover of players.
We'll find out. I hope it's after we have completely determined whether VG is or isn't the answer.
We'd have finished ahead of at least one of them if we had a decent finisher towards the end of season, we didn't struggle that much to create chances against Chelsea, Arsenal and West Brom but had no one at the end of them. Our squad still lacks in certain areas but we've begun the window very well with the acquisition of Depay who should solve some of our pressing issues (lack of pace, lack of directness, generally poor wingers Young aside).
I also don't think that not winning the league will disqualify van Gaal and get him the boot. If we finish top 4 again and have a decent Champions League campaign (at least knockouts, preferably quarterfinal) he is probably going to stay for one more season as his contract determines.
That doesn't mean anything to me. Arsenal could have finished higher than 3rd if they had a better striker or better luck with injuries, City could have performed better if Yaya and Bony didn't leave for Afcon or some of their players performed better - you can create hypothetical scenarios like that for anybody. The fact is that we played like a 4th placed team and finished there. I believe that the league table never lies and tells your actual level.
I would be surprised if Depay has an immediate impact; he is a young player who'll take time to adjust to a totally different and a much better league than the Eredivise. I am more hopeful that Di Maria will have a stronger impact, if he stays.
If even after spending 300m the club thinks that getting top 4 is an achievement -then I am at a loss of words. We would have truly embraced mediocrity.
Klopp really should have put his name in the hat when Moyes got sacked, if he likes us so much then.
Everyone could see, the way Dortmund were losing their best players to Bayern, that it was a bit of a dead end job anyway.
Everyone could see, the way Dortmund were losing their best players to Bayern, that it was a bit of a dead end job anyway.
I love this man. Really hope he doesn't go to City.
Why does he say that? Does he not have a good transfer record or something?
I think he's talking more about owners rather than transfer committee/football director.At Chelsea getting the sack at is entirely up to one person(Abramovich) where as at United there is board of people who chose a decisions(Or at the very least get consulted about decisions).
Ah i see. I completely misunderstood that one.
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Wow. To be fair that does almost read like a 'come and get me' plea to Liverpool. I'm surprised
Why? It would be a great challenge for a manager as ambitious as Klopp.
poisoned chalice.
He's the best man for the job if/when it becomes available. Is it the right job for him? That's for him to answer. It'd be a great challenge.
I think the challenge of getting Liverpool back to the top of English and European football would be a challenge that any manager who think they are worth their salt would love to take on.
Klopp build a squad that was better than most English sides from 2011-2014 with less money than he would have at his disposal at Liverpool. It might less than the big four, but it´s still a better starting spot than he had at Mainz or Dortmund. If Klopp were ready this season, they could solve a lot of problems at once. Klopp might entice Sterling to stay. Liverpool becomes more of a free agent destination city.
Yes it is, but its still a job most managers would take on. Especially a romanticist like klopp.
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