You’d have had 2/3 flavour of the month managers every season for the last 20 years using this logic
Zidane? Ancelotti if Klopp goes there? It’s not just Xavi and that’s it.
The first three are all completely unrealistic, and Emery/Conte/Spalleti are as uninspiring as anyone. I'd much, much rather take a leap of faith for Alonso and 99% of Liverpool fans with me, I'll assume.
Nah. The only ones in the past 20 years who have done what alonso has done with little prior experience went on to great things. Zidane, Guardiola. Can't think of any other newbies with similar results when just starting out.
AvB literally won a treble and then went belly up in the span of a year.
There are definite parallels with both managers & clubs.
Fair enough, forgot about him. He went to
AVB never consistently showed that he could manage a top side in a top 5 league, let alone win big prizes with them - not at Chelsea, not at Spurs.
He won a fake treble with the best team in an easy league and then get exposed when he went somewhere even a modicum more challenging.
And Alonso has had half a season of good performance in the BL.
More like a full season, he has taken them over during last season close to the relegation battle and lead them up to the EL qualification.
I think people tend to rate midfielders that point and shout a lot. He was one of the best in that trade (not trying to belittle his other abilities).
Signing Pogba as his first coup.
And? You just dish out an example of a young, promising manager that didn't perform at a big club at a relatively young age. I can just provide you with Zidane as a counter-argument. Probably countless other examples in both directions.
Zidane inherited by far the best squad in the world which is something seem to be conveniently leaving out.
Look at the post I replied to.
Which is another point in favor of the Alonso argument really, because he manages to get the most out of a squad of (very) good, not great players. I know it's a small sample size but big enough for me to take a leap of faith, especially given his connection to the club.
Yeah, you'd be stupid not to in my opinion, as much as I hope it doesn't work out. As I said in my other post, even if he's very good, which he is shaping up to be, he's still very unlikely to be as good as Klopp which is still good from a United fan's perspective.
Yeah agree, anyone bar Pep would be a step down, same for when Salah eventually goes. Getting the decision on our next manager right is the biggest priority right now though, as it will make or break our next 5 years. We need to at least try and build on what Klopp did, and if we get someone who's not capable of that, we will become an unattractive destination for players again, the manager doesn't get the best out of our current players, and it's an annual fight for top 4 at best.
Despite the hype he’ll have to prove himself again no matter what happens this season and will anyway be a big downgrade for Klopp
It’s nothing like Fergie though. Fergie consistently brought through academy players, and he rebuilt and rebuilt. Klopp basically made one team then dipped when they all got off.
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