What are your views on Amorim?
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What are your views on Amorim?
Good fit for Chelsea.
De Zerbi remains high up my list. Brighton have been less impressive this season, but this was expected given their midfield was ripped apart and Mitomoa has been out.
Pep called him one the most influential coaches he had seen in the last twenty years and there's a well established theory that Zerbi ball will translate well to a bigger club and better players, especially those with a decent defensive platform
There's also something to be said for already having Mac Allister in the squad who will help the squad adapt and could be what Lallana was to Klopp in the early stages. Whilst this is no reason to select one manager over another, I do think it would be helpful and could speed up the transiton in his first year. The fact he plays with a high like, has a high counter press too also will make for an easier transition off the ball. The challenge will moving away from Klopps attacking 'chaos', but to a more orchestrated, possession based, attacking game
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Pep called him one the most influential coaches he had seen in the last twenty years and there's a well established theory that Zerbi ball will translate well to a bigger club and better players, especially those with a decent defensive platform
There's also something to be said for already having Mac Allister in the squad who will help the squad adapt and could be what Lallana was to Klopp in the early stages. Whilst this is no reason to select one manager over another, I do think it would be helpful and could speed up the transiton in his first year. The fact he plays with a high like, has a high counter press too also will make for an easier transition off the ball. The challenge will moving away from Klopps attacking 'chaos', but to a more orchestrated, possession based, attacking game
View: https://youtu.be/D8AgTaSShmM?si=AfG1YtN3TkJlSRop
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Let’s hire the guy who apparently discovered the secret of eternal youth.
Thought about this more and I don't see Inzaghi moving to us, or anywhere in the PL.
He's stayed in Italy his whole professional career. Only played for Lazio in his senior career - and stayed for an astonishungly long time.
He seems settled and happy in Milan, and a reasonable loyal and stable character. His wife is Italian as well. The Milan fans obviously love him. I bet he's bought his pasta from the same shop for the past 40 years.
I just don't see what we have to offer him besides money.
Actual chance of winning a European Cup. Anfield and the Kirby training ground is light years ahead of anything in Italy. Actual full stadiums, not like Serie A where some times they struggle to get the stadiums qtrs full.
When he was a player the Serie A was still relevant, it had still had top talent even more so then the Prem. The glam was still there, the salary was still competitive.
There is a lot to gain outside Italy but as you said, "does he want it?". Italian managers have jumped at moving to prem clubs in the last few years.
I don't want Rubin Amorim, I think we would be too much of a jump up for him, he is only 39.
I am reminded of AVB and Naglesman who went to bigger clubs and it didn't work. Age played a factor
Lots of Italian coaches work abroad, their love for pasta nonwithstanding. There is a reason almost every good Italian manager of last 30 years - Capello, Trapattoni, Mancini, Spalletti, Ancelotti, Ranieri, Conte, Sarri, De Zerbi etc etc - had significant stints outside Italy, many of them in the Premier League. Allegri is the only high-profile exception I can think of and that might be because he’s not very good.
You mean chew...
Who's reporting that?
Tuttosport journalist Stefano Pasquino
Occhio Inter, la Premier chiama Inzaghi: Chelsea e United stregati da Simone
Il tecnico, anche nei radar di Liverpool e Barcellona, ha un contratto da 5,5 milioni: le inglesi pronte a offrirne 8 a stagione. Marotta deve blindarlo per non perderlo
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ThanksTuttosport journalist Stefano Pasquino
Occhio Inter, la Premier chiama Inzaghi: Chelsea e United stregati da Simone
Il tecnico, anche nei radar di Liverpool e Barcellona, ha un contratto da 5,5 milioni: le inglesi pronte a offrirne 8 a stagione. Marotta deve blindarlo per non perderlo
A Tottenham fan I know is worried we'll make a play for Ange because he's the nearest thing to Jürgen out there in terms of (a) playing style and (b) the way he wins over everybody at a club, from directors to tea ladies, to get everyone pulling together, "doubters to believers" and all that.
Any views?
Any views?
Any chance his name is Pat?
Ange, first season at a big club he isn't going anywhere. I think he is doing really well, and I would like to see what he does next season when the opposition will know more about his play book. So too early to make a move for Ange.
My list is
Xabi
Inzaghi
Zidane (he might crash and burn, but regardless it's the fulfilment of prophecy born in the 90s)
Does he speak English as well as Klopp?
Can’t see us going to Ange even though I think he’d be ‘successful’ here.
I think like most Italians there is more than a basic grasp of English. Unlike the English speaking world most kids in Europe learn an alternative language other their own. There is a growing tendency around the world to mix native tongue with English. A bit like how Brits from a certain social class mix English with Latin or French. In Germany and Denmark they call it "Denglish". In France they call it "Frenglais" and in Italy, you guessed it, Britalino
Or Itanglese. Besides even if he doesn't they'll get a translator
I think a translator would be shit, personally.
Edward’s going to recreate Klopp in the aggregate
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Reports in Germany have suggested that Alonso would prefer to stay in the Bundesliga but Liverpool have had little indication to lower their expectations. Instead, they will do battle with Bayern as both appear to have made Alonso their No 1 candidate.
The two clubs will battle and make pitches for Alonso and the manager himself will have the final say on his next destination, if he chooses to leave league leaders Bayer Leverkusen. He is not expected to be swayed by finances and will make his decision based on football matters.
Interestingly, both clubs are also keen on Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi, too. New sporting director Hughes is a massive fan of the Italian and tried to bring him to Bournemouth when Scott Parker left the club two years ago, only for an ownership lag to thwart this charge.
Hughes grew up playing in the Atalanta academy - coincidentally who Liverpool play next in the Europa League - and came up against De Zerbi many times in youth football when he was plying his trade for AC Milan’s colts.
De Zerbi has long been mentioned as a potential successor for Jurgen Klopp, albeit noise slightly died down during a tough start to 2024 for Brighton. But he will certainly be considered as part of the shortlist along with Sporting boss Ruben Amorim.
Liverpool want a young manager who can grow at the club, and also someone who plays attacking football and has a strong personality. Fans would prefer Alonso but the other two have made compelling cases with their bodies of work in recent years.
Amorim has been described by those close to him as a ‘master communicator’ - read a full profile of him on Mail Sport later this week - and it is believed he scored high on internal data tests led by Liverpool’s head of research Will Spearman.
The young Portuguese boss shares an agent with Liverpool forward Luis Diaz. Sporting would demand a world-record fee in compensation - Portuguese experts suggest this will be around £25million - if any club wanted to poach Amorim.
But given Hughes’ history with De Zerbi, the former Brighton boss is certainly in the running too. Despite Bayern’s heavy interest in Alonso, the Spaniard is still the front-runner for the job at Anfield and Hughes has a good relationship with the Leverkusen manager’s agent, Inaki Ibanez.
The intermediary helped bring client Andoni Iraola to Hughes’ former employers Bournemouth. Liverpool are keen not to disrespect clubs by approaching their managers directly but there is a feeling they must step up their search soon to avoid being scooped by Bayern and Co.
April and May, therefore, will be key months of background talks. It would be heavily unlikely that any interview process would begin while the season is ongoing but groundwork is being done in both Liverpool and Munich to get their men.
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