The Liverpool FC Thread XVII

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1773662166316359805?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet


Fabrizio Romano reporting that Xabi Alonso will stay at Bayer Leverkusen for one more season.

Follows on from similar from Paul Joyce and other local journos last night. Disappointed of course because of how he has done and his connection to the club but of course would have been a risk early into his management career - from his perspective lines him up possibly for the Real job a year later which isn’t a surprise.
Anyone we get will feel disappointing after losing Klopp but will back them for sure. Seems Amorim is top of our list as it goes.

Alonso has now talked about it in a press conference

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68692969

Seems a big risk to try and wait a year or two to get the Madrid job. I think it's less about that and more to do with Alonso wanting more time to develop as a coach? Can't forget he had a spell for Real Sociedad B and then only been a little over 18 months now at Leverkusen.

Klopp had been manager for 14 years before he took on the Liverpool job.

Or maybe he didn't want to try and follow Klopp's tenure since no doubt it will cast a huge shadow.

I suspect you’re right - he seems to have had a clear plan of his progression in his career so far so this is probably just part of that. Timing is a shame though as the Liverpool job historically hasn’t come around that often and hopefully won’t again for a while as it means we’re doing well (then I suppose we haven’t missed him anyway!).

It's weird.. in individual games, we don't really seem to be smashing anyone. Games always feel a bit tight and nervy. Maybe because we are winning so many games in the last 15 minutes?
Opposition fans might say our luck will run out and we're not going to win the league. Flip side is that these mentality monsters obviously mean business and keep finding ways to win.
Roll on to Old Trafford.. Man Utd might be a bit sore after losing despite leading 3-2 in the 99th minute then losing 4-3. But they seem to have a massive injury crises which can only be good for us.

I’d be shocked if Liverpool managed to win at Old Trafford. If they do then I will change my mind and back them to win the League over Arsenal.

Regardless of who wins the title this year, I think its fair to say they wont be remembered will they? Arsenal/City are mechanical af and with everything about playing the %s of xG which takes away individual risk taking (modern football generally) and none of the 3 teams youd say are "unbelieveable". This conicides with a period when Utd/Chelsea are in "transition"(arent they always?) and Spurs are Spurs. We have Villa top 4 ffs and some genuinely appaling teams in the division. Arsenal lack an out and out goalscorer and so we're relying on a grinding defence to win it arent we, hardly the stuff of memory. Then you have no real "beef" between any managers or fanbases with Arsenal/City/Liverpool about as vanilla and friendly as they come.
Cant say its been a very memorable season with a few moments aside actually...