Klopp after LFC
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4 league titles and European cups then you can have time off!
.... and then a change of mind to stay for another 15 years truly knocking Ferguson off his perch.
Sir Jurgen.... has a ring to it.
The Royal Family are part German, right, I’m sure they can swing a knighthood for him.
Let’s see how he goes in the next 3 years in terms of trophies and rebuilding.
Yes, maybe we'll win 5 European Cups in that time span. That would be impressive.
The idea of offering a sabbatical seems a good one in principle but I'm not sure it would work for us in practice, as I'm far from convinced about Lijnders stepping in. He crashed and burned in his one and only go at a far less pressurised management job in Holland.
All part of the learning curve.
On the first point, we should have let (encouraged) Dalglish take a sabbatical back in 1991; Ronnie Morn would have held the fort and been happy to step aside to let Kenny back in
Can't vouch for it but I heard shortly afterwards that we tried to do just that and the great man wasn't having it, feeling just too hollowed out by what he'd been through.
As far as Lijnders is concerned, sorry but I'd want him (or anyone) to have got the necessary learning under their belt before, not after, becoming manager of LFC, even on a caretaker basis. As I said, I like the principle of it but you still need the right individuals in the right positions to make it work.
As far as Lijnders is concerned, sorry but I'd want him (or anyone) to have got the necessary learning under their belt before, not after, becoming manager of LFC, even on a caretaker basis. As I said, I like the principle of it but you still need the right individuals in the right positions to make it work.
I actually read the opposite.
Kenny fairly quickly changed his mind about permanently quitting but he was given the impression that he wasn't wanted back
We should certainly entertain this possibility and Pep is well placed to continue Klopp's legacy, IMO. That said, I strongly suspect Klopp will return to Germany and end up coaching the national team for a couple of tournaments for retiring.
That's pretty much what I understood too, that Kenny quit, and told the club he wouldn't be changing his mind then went off on holiday. When he came back he HAD changed his mind but by then Souness had been appointed so that was that.
Can't really blame the club for that of course but I think there were one or two other times since then when the club suggested he returned but changed their minds. Pretty shabby treatment in some ways really but it worked out fine in the end.
As for Thompson, I am guessing he probably would have taken the job had Houllier not returned and I'm sure he could've got a job elsewhere but I imagine he was only interested in Liverpool. He was also on TV a lot back then so was probably happy enough with that.
I don't think we're disagreeing here. After the King turned down the club's suggestion they accepted what seemed to be the inevitable and moved on, then by the time his change of heart took place it was too late. They did initially put it to him though.
I also heard that.
I heard an interview with someone who was at NEC at the same time as Pep; he said that it was a classic case of someone who could work brilliantly with top players trying to train up lesser players without the benefit of much time in which to do it. I'm not sure if that was the main reason for his failure there, but I agree about doubting him as Klopp's successor. Some people are just great coaches and/or great assistants. I suspect Pep is back doing what he does best now.
Tbh if it meant we could have Klopp back after a year I'd take pretty much anyone as interim manager.
Phil Brown, Alan Curbs Curbishley, Stevie Bruce, Barry Fry. Even Jason Cundy.
Phil Brown, Alan Curbs Curbishley, Stevie Bruce, Barry Fry. Even Jason Cundy.
As much as we would like it based upon the last 5 years, we would all love him to stay longer, but just can't see it. I'm sure he has said 7 years is a good time as manger at a club. He will go back to Germany, maybe to be national coach or back to Mainz (sentimental), but see him giving up on coaching completely.
Interested to see how nagelsmann continues to progress, he looks a top coach in making and would be my choice if klopp was leaving tomorrow. Also interested to see how Stevie continues north of border.
Interested to see how nagelsmann continues to progress, he looks a top coach in making and would be my choice if klopp was leaving tomorrow. Also interested to see how Stevie continues north of border.
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I might draw the line at Hodgson.
So will I (he's already done a fair bit better than I expected TBH) but I'd need some convincing that doing well at Rangers, or in the Scottish League in general, would be suitable prep for the LFC job. The Souness precedent isn't exactly encouraging.
I'd draw it right through the pillock. Barbed wire preferably.
i reckon Pep will go before Klopp. He looks to be on the point of burn-out.
Roy Hodgson?
Aha I see you’ve taken your happy pills this morning. Excellent, keep it up.
If Klopp 100% wants to leave in 2024, maybe we will go after one of the managers coming out of the Red Bull lineup. Nagelsmann is the one in the limelight now. Another possibility is Marco Rose - played under Klopp in Mainz, coached Mainz, did well with RB Salzburg, and currently, the manager of Monchengladbach. It will also be interesting to see how Hassenhuttl develops at Southampton.
"I trust Marco in everything," Klopp told Rose while he was a guest on German TV.
"Marco can have any job and could do any job too, he is really the most hyped [coach] of all at the moment, everyone is asking about you." The high-tempo, attack-minded philosophy Rose instilled in Salzburg — his team have scored 15 more goals than any other side in the Austrian top flight this season — has more than a touch of Klopp's influence.
https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bunde...-monchengladbachs-inbound-new-head-coach-3651
"I trust Marco in everything," Klopp told Rose while he was a guest on German TV.
"Marco can have any job and could do any job too, he is really the most hyped [coach] of all at the moment, everyone is asking about you." The high-tempo, attack-minded philosophy Rose instilled in Salzburg — his team have scored 15 more goals than any other side in the Austrian top flight this season — has more than a touch of Klopp's influence.
https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bunde...-monchengladbachs-inbound-new-head-coach-3651
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