Jurgen Klopp took over as Liverpool manager in October 2015. He has shown his ability to build a strong team on a limited budget at Borussia Dortmund, which he also demonstrated at Anfield, winning the Premier League title and the Champions League.
He is one of the best managers in the world, but he retired at the end of this season. Xabi Alonso, a former Spanish midfielder who played for Liverpool during his playing days, is being considered as the next coach, and his ability to lead Bayer Leverkusen, which has been in great form this season, is highly appreciated.
Former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas, who also spent a long time with the Spanish national team, mentioned the coach’s good qualities, noting that he is intelligent and has clear ideas. He also said that he is adaptable enough to handle different situations.
“The good thing with Xabi is that he is a very intelligent guy,”
“He has been up there and he has done it all. He has won it all. He knows the standards that are being set at Liverpool. The crowd love him.”
“Also, I think he is a really good coach. He has got good ideas. Maybe he plays slightly differently, but I think he has got adaptability. This is what I see in him. I saw him when he was the coach of Real Sociedad B.”
“Now at Bayer Leverkusen, he does different things that means he is capable of adapting to the situation and to different type of players to what he has got. And he has the right mentality.”
“Again, we go back to it, the personality, to take it on board, to take the pressure and the challenge, because it won’t be easy, 100%. It won’t be like, ‘he has gone back there and we will start winning things straight away’. You need to make people believe straight away that you are the right guy for them.”
“He is young, but Xabi, the great thing about him is that he has very clear ideas. He is an intelligent and stable guy. He has the right personality. It’s a big shout, but I agree, he is able to do it.”
Planet Football