Completely agree re Ancelotti. Dude is chill personified.
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Completely agree re Ancelotti. Dude is chill personified.
View: https://twitter.com/_pauljoyce/status/1773455025957753006?t=Wyz2wJKLde-uk8uz1bQBEw&s=19
Joyce says no. Is he reliable these days?
Hope not. Or hope this is the start of the new management not keeping him in the loop.
He is sadly.. but it may be a knee jerk from Bayern saying similar things a few hours ago that he's likely staying with Leverkusen.
Yeah, said unlikely and not a definere no
UPDATE:
@David_Ornstein
on Xabi Alonso:"I don't know of any definitive decision being made yet but clearly Liverpool have known from the start that Alonso staying at Leverkusen or moving to Bayern are also strong options available to him."
"So there is no guarantee he comes to Liverpool and I'm sure the club will be calm with that possibility."That's why they are conducting a proper process and I'm sure whatever happens - and regardless of whether or not it is Alonso - they will make a really strong appointment."
@David_Ornstein
on Xabi Alonso:"I don't know of any definitive decision being made yet but clearly Liverpool have known from the start that Alonso staying at Leverkusen or moving to Bayern are also strong options available to him."
"So there is no guarantee he comes to Liverpool and I'm sure the club will be calm with that possibility."That's why they are conducting a proper process and I'm sure whatever happens - and regardless of whether or not it is Alonso - they will make a really strong appointment."
One chance Xabi. If not, all you did was pass.
Emery is the man for us. It's obvious.
I was of the belief that he will make his decision at the end of the season.
Now if it's true he has decided to stay 1 more season at BL, when 2 major clubs would be willing to hire him is he wants Real Madrid more.
Let's be honest, they are the best run club in the world. Last season Ancelotti did not win the league or CL but they did not sack him. So they are not as ruthless as in the past.
Now if it's true he has decided to stay 1 more season at BL, when 2 major clubs would be willing to hire him is he wants Real Madrid more.
Let's be honest, they are the best run club in the world. Last season Ancelotti did not win the league or CL but they did not sack him. So they are not as ruthless as in the past.
I was always going to be very surprised if he came here. Been saying that since day one.
The bottom point is the most pertinent and seems to get lost in much of the fawning over Xabi. There's an argument to be had that at De Zerbi is lesser risk in that he has at least he's successfully deployed his tactical game in the Premier League. Knowing' and 'playing' in the PL 18 odd years ago counts for fuck all and plenty of commentary seems to ball on this being key to a successful transition. People also generally forget that it's not just Xabi we would need. It's his team and everything else. That's a lot of people uprooting their lives, kids, schools, language yadda, yadda. It doesn't have to be right for one person. It has to be right for many.
It's to his credit, but we should also not ignore that Xabi has never had a difficult period in management. It's all gone near enough perfect to date. The manager generally earns their bank when things are less than ideal and the scrunity is out. Klopps final season at Dortmind would have no doubt helped him at Liverpool at periods, last season especially. Alonso does not have those experiences to draw upon. It's the downside of any young manager, and it's partly I'm surprised why Emery has not been a talking point to date.
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No.. you were in the plettifraud camp.
Nor should he. I’d be very disappointed if he did.
Yeah that was my first thought. I still think we are getting him but we are shutting up until seasons end
