Xabi Alonso has been instructed to not attempt to copy Jurgen Klopp if he succeeds the German as Liverpool boss.
Anfield hero Alonso is the overwhelming followers’ favorite to take over this summer season after excelling at Bayer Leverkusen, who’re on the right track to disclaim Bayern Munich the Bundlesliga title for the primary time in additional than a decade.
Bayern additionally need the Spaniard with Thomas Tuchel set to go away the Bavarian giants on the finish of the season. It’s not out of the query for Alonso to stay at Leverkusen, who he has remodeled from strugglers to table-toppers.
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Should Alonso return to Liverpool, the place he performed between 2004 and 2009, he do issues his personal approach and to not replicate Klopp’s strategy, in keeping with one other Anfield favorite, Patrik Berger.
“It’s going to be very difficult for a new manager to step in,” the Czech, 50, instructed Betway Insider. “I feel whoever goes to be the brand new coach, no one ought to attempt to copy Klopp. You simply have to get in and be your self and attempt to do the job properly.
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“The rumours are Xabi Alonso may very well be one of many candidates, which is sensible as he is doing a exceptional job at Leverkusen. One large issue as properly is he performed for Liverpool, so he is aware of town, he is aware of what it means to play for Liverpool.
“He’s been an unbelievable footballer; he is been studying from Ancelotti [at Real Madrid]. He’s been studying from Guardiola. Alonso may very well be the best man for the job. He could have the followers behind him right away. But I don’t know what different candidates there may very well be as nobody stands out.
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“So overall, I wouldn’t mind if it’s Alonso as the new Liverpool manager because I think he has been doing unbelievable job for Leverkusen and going to win the title in Bundesliga this season.”
Berger, who performed for Liverpool between 1996 and 2003, thought it was a joke when he heard Klopp would depart the membership after 9 years on the helm. “I thought it was a fake news to be honest with you,” he added. “As with everyone else, I couldn’t imagine it was the reality. Then I used to be like, wow, is that this actually the best time to announce that you simply’re going to be leaving?
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“But it’s been a couple of weeks now and I think it probably has been the right time, so that everybody knows what’s going to happen at the end of the season. The club has time to look for the replacement and the players knows that this is the last couple of months they’re going to have with Jurgen Klopp.”