Stephen Warnockwho played two and a half seasons with the Xabi Alonso within Liverpooldoes not believe that the native of San Sebastian is the number one candidate to lead the ‘reds’, after the departure of Jurgen Kloppbecause of his short career on the bench.
Xabi Alonso is the main favorite to succeed Klopp at Anfield, not only because of his past as a player, but mainly because of his great season with Bayer Leverkusenthat they have not lost a game, are eight points clear in the Bundesliga, in the semi-finals of the DFB Pokal and in the round of 32 of the Europa League.
however, Warnock believe that this curriculum is not enough, that the directive of Liverpool Want a more stable name, so he suggests Roberto de Zerbi as a favorite.
“It takes time for a solution”
“I think, from the point of view of Liverpool and their owners, FSG, they will be looking for a long-term solution for the departure of Klopp and his potential successors for some time,” he said. Warnock in the newspaper Liverpool Echo.
“I’m sure they’ve followed the coaches almost since Klopp started. They want to make sure they’re ready for the day, if he leaves or if he’s in a bad patch. That’s football, anything can happen ,” he added. Warnockwhich is in Liverpool between 2002 and 2007.
“Xabi Alonso has only come on their radar in the last year or so, so I’m sure they have other names listed that they think could be Klopp’s replacement. The manager I can think of is Roberto de Zerbi , because of the way he “arrived in the Premier League and his success at Brighton. He has done an incredible job and works with almost the same resources as Klopp. I think he will be perfect for the club.”
The past includes banks Palermo, Benevento and Sassuolo, From Zerbi guided the Shakhtar Donetsk to win the Ukrainian Super Cup the year he was in Ukraine, before leaving in July 2022 due to the Russian invasion.
Greatest season in Brighton’s history
From there he made the jump to Brightonin lieu of Graham Potterand led the Seagulls to their best season in history, qualifying for European competition for the first time.
Source: La Verdad
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