At the end of January this year, Jurgen Klopp suddenly announced his farewell to Liverpool. Accordingly, the German coach will leave Anfield when this season ends to rest for a year.
Jurgen Klopp announced his decision to part ways with Liverpool a few weeks ago, and The Kop immediately had to launch a campaign to find a replacement. At first, old man Xabi Alonso was considered the number 1 target. But by this time, he had no good relationship with Xabi Alonso (Alonso played for Liverpool for 5 years, won 4 titles, typically the Champions League championship). 2004-05) could not help Liverpool convince the Spanish coach to return to Anfield.
Last night, Sky Sports, The Athletic and Fabrizio Romano… together confirmed that Xabi Alonso had decided to stay at Leverkusen. According to expert Fabrizio Romano, Bayern is still waiting for Xabi Alonso until the 42-year-old coach officially announces his future commitment to Leverkusen, while Liverpool has given up.
Unable to convince Xabi Alonso to reunite, Liverpool turned to Roberto De Zerbi (Brighton) and Ruben Amorim of Sporting Lisbon. According to SunSport, if there is no major mutation, The Reds can choose one of these two coaches to replace Jurgen Klopp.
Of these two coaches, Ruben Amorim has an advantage over Roberto De Zerbi because he has achieved significant success on the coaching bench. Specifically, the 39-year-old coach won 5 big and small titles, especially the champion of the Portuguese National Championship (Primeira Liga) 2020-21. Currently, Sporting Lisbon is at the top of the 2023-24 Portuguese National Championship rankings.
As for Roberto De Zerbi, the most notable title the Italian coach has won in his coaching career up to this point is the 2021 Ukrainian Super Cup. In addition, Roberto De Zerbi is also at a disadvantage because he has no leadership experience. Which big team?