villa4europe Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 23 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: Pep at Barca is an anomaly and not very likely to happen again, he was also helped by having the best player in the world surrounded by world class players. Liverpool won't have this. The league is so competitive at the moment that if they get it wrong and he turns out to not as good as people think he is (Gerrard was hyped at one point) or does need a few year's to decelop then the run the risk of slipping back down to 6-8th place finishes and not getting regular Champions League football. Is Alonso just flavour of the month with extra hype based off his reputation as a player? If they do get Alonso then yeah it might work out, but it still feels like a risk based off what he has achieved so far. It feels more like a move Spurs would try then Liverpool as they have less to lose if it goes wrong. It could easily be another Potter at Chelsea type situation. With that squad it would take some doing to finish 8th in the next couple of years unless the heads go, if Chelsea and utd still aren't there yet it feels to me like a good time to give a younger guy a free hit for 2 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted January 27 VT Supporter Share Posted January 27 6 minutes ago, tinker said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68106586 Get voting Gerrard is currently 2nd in the poll. Come on Liverpool, give the people what they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted January 27 VT Supporter Share Posted January 27 2 minutes ago, villa4europe said: With that squad it would take some doing to finish 8th in the next couple of years unless the heads go, if Chelsea and utd still aren't there yet it feels to me like a good time to give a younger guy a free hit for 2 years Chelsea once finished 10th the year after finishing 1st. Emery has taken us from potential relegation to a potential title challenge. The manager choice is crucial and to me Alonso just feels like a risk right now. I'd be happy for them to get it wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Just now, Rds1983 said: Chelsea once finished 10th the year after finishing 1st. Emery has taken us from potential relegation to a potential title challenge. The manager choice is crucial and to me Alonso just feels like a risk right now. I'd be happy for them to get it wrong though. Any suggestions on a manager who wouldn't be a risk for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted January 27 Moderator Share Posted January 27 8 minutes ago, sne said: Any suggestions on a manager who wouldn't be a risk for them? Klopp? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Just now, NurembergVillan said: Klopp? Apparently he's a flight risk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HongKongVillan Posted January 27 VT Supporter Share Posted January 27 It's has to be Stevie G next. He was and now also being let down by his players. Liverpool won't do this to him. Danny Murphy will support this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 51 minutes ago, tinker said: Has to be Gerrard, with the right coaches behind him Yes he gets my vote. Only thing is he'd be sacked by Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 hour ago, Rds1983 said: The BBC have an article up about who will ne the next Liverpool boss with a poll at the bottom. I most definitely voted Gerrard. Just wait til he drops van Dijk for not looking him in the eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 11 hours ago, villa4europe said: It is but at the same time alonso feels prime to do the same 8 odd year run where they stand by him and let him have a build Or they get an older head in to go toe to toe with pep, still lose and face another rebuild in 3 years They, same as everyone else, might just need to face the reality of what Peps city are My guess is they won't have to face that reality for too long; I'm expecting Pep to leave at the end of next season tbh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted January 27 VT Supporter Share Posted January 27 Whoever takes over will likely face a rebuild in the next few year's. Salah, VVD, Thiago, Becker, Robertson etc are all going to need replacing sooner or later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 23 hours ago, pas5898 said: Absolutely fantastic manager. He will leave a massive void like Ferguson and Wenger. Really good news for us, as Man United begin to sort themselves out, there will be another top 5 space opening up for the next few seasons. There is one big worry though, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Got absolutely no interest in Klopp leaving Liverpool, good on him and good for us. But listening to Noel Gallagher on Talksport Talking about his precious Man City and then being asked about Klop leaving, I almost started to jump on Liverpools side (an I hate the blameless scousers). What a biased word removed Noel gallagher is, doesn't even believe the charges on City and thinks the PL just don't like the one team wining every season and they are being elitest, wanting Man U, Liverpool and Chelsea back up the top. WTF! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyClarke Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 What if as a collective all Villa fans shared the view that Gerrard was the brains behind the current form, that Emery is merely standing on the shoulders of that giant. The players let Stevie down and we'd have won the League by Christmas if it weren't for our short sighted owners sacking him just as the project came together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancvillan Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 56 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: But listening to Noel Gallagher on Talksport To paraphrase the clearing in the woods, gonna-be's like us shouldn't listen to has-beens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PaulC Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 4 hours ago, foreveryoung said: Got absolutely no interest in Klopp leaving Liverpool, good on him and good for us. But listening to Noel Gallagher on Talksport Talking about his precious Man City and then being asked about Klop leaving, I almost started to jump on Liverpools side (an I hate the blameless scousers). What a biased word removed Noel gallagher is, doesn't even believe the charges on City and thinks the PL just don't like the one team wining every season and they are being elitest, wanting Man U, Liverpool and Chelsea back up the top. WTF! Yes he's hard to like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 12 hours ago, villa4europe said: With that squad it would take some doing to finish 8th in the next couple of years unless the heads go, if Chelsea and utd still aren't there yet it feels to me like a good time to give a younger guy a free hit for 2 years Nobody is getting a free hit at Liverpool for 2 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 11 minutes ago, Genie said: Nobody is getting a free hit at Liverpool for 2 years. Yes their will be comparisons with Klopp straight away. It's going to be a bit of a poison chalice like man u after Fergy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 53 minutes ago, PaulC said: Yes their will be comparisons with Klopp straight away. It's going to be a bit of a poison chalice like man u after Fergy For sure, same as Arsenal post Wenger. They’ll bounce from manager to manager until they’re “back where they should be”. They won’t just sigh and accept it was nice whilst it lasted, mid-table isn’t too bad anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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