Oi, some of us have had him as their avatar for over a decade.
Xabi Alonso
- Thread starter keniget
- Start date
- Latest activity Latest activity:
-
- Tags
- alonso
That could be anyones finger or face, would not be used to identify as evidence ....
City at home against this Chelsea side, I would say easy 3 points.
Yeah i'll miss the fist pumping after a game. Next season is going to feel so weird.
No, nothing to do with fist bumps or dress code. The thing with Klopp is he's so unpredictable. Like his pre and post match conferences. You just don't know what Klopp you're going to get. Sometimes he'll make jokes and laugh out loud other times he just unloads on reporters.
What I'm trying to say is, Klopp is like a box of chocolates...
If that’s the problem then he’ll be doing you a favour, just don’t watch any of the press conferences. Couple of hours of your life back per season. I know what you mean though, nobody is going to be able to replace the big man.
Yeah I rarely did when Rafa and Rodgers (shudders) were managing. I did watch King Kenny's interviews though
Same here when the monopolies and mergers commission initially rejected the Activision / Blizzard merger. I feel your pain. RIP Carl
Thankyou for your kind words. I have no idea what game your avatar is but I’m very sorry to hear about the failed merger, truly a tragedy.Same here when the monopolies and mergers commission initially rejected the Activision / Blizzard merger. I feel your pain. RIP Carl
They’re doing a behind the scenes thing with Klopp atm too aren’t they, should keep you going for a while.
Kenny is just immensely likeable. You’re right damn it, it’s going to be shite going back to a (best case) bland manager.
It’s called Beamrider - who knew? And it’s OK, the merger went through on appeal, thank God.
I'm starting to have the feeling that Xabi won't be here next season.
He's still my first choice by far, but strangely, i'm not too bothered either if he doesn't join us.
He's still my first choice by far, but strangely, i'm not too bothered either if he doesn't join us.
Same here when the monopolies and mergers commission initially rejected the Activision / Blizzard merger. I feel your pain. RIP Carl
You can all talk - but have you seen what Disney did in S3 of The Mandalorian - you don’t know what pain is!!!
With so few great alternatives, I'd be devastated if he doesn't join us.
Dont be there is always Woy, Jose and others
I think he'll stay at Leverkusen for at least another year. His family has just settled in Germany and it would be extremely difficult to uproot them to start afresh elsewhere.
Klopp's salary is currently at least £15m/year, compared to Xabi's BL salary of £5m. I suspect Xabi can find a way to explain to his family a move is a terrific idea
There's talk of the former Wolves manager going to BL to replace Xabi.
The only reason he would stay at BL is because he feels he is not ready yet. I honestly think his family will see this as a massive opportunity and he will move. It may be case his wife and kids stay in Germany and fly to the UK on the Weekend, its only a 2 hour flight.
Right now I think he is focusing on winning the major titles for BL and that will be a wonderful way to bow out.
I mean it's not like his wife has ever lived over here....
LOL
The thing is though, he moves to Madrid or Bayern let’s say this early in his career and fails spectacularly….where does he go from there?
Xabi is a smart guy and I’m sure he backs himself but in this game you can quickly go back from hero to zero as you did zero to hero. Ask Nagelsmann, AVB, Cocu and all these other young managers what happened when they jumped too early.
Last edited:
Cocu’s a bit random - he didn’t really go for a move to a big team did he?
Nagelsmann while be fine - he’ll pick up a top job in Spain or England after the Euros.
AVB is indeed a weird one.
Anyway… if you fail at a top job and you’re desperate, there’s always Spurs or Everton.
