The Athletic reported this week that Liverpool management does not have a change of manager on the agenda, but this could be risky business. Especially when big money is to be invested in the transfer market again.
“All our information, despite reports to the contrary, is that Liverpool are sticking with Arne Slot. There is no thought of changing coaches. They are planning with him, and their priority is to give him the squad to succeed,” David Ornstein said on The Athletic FC podcast. Liverpool supporters are divided in their perception of and support for Arne Slot.
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The last three Premier League games have ended with a total of one poor point against opponents Wolverhampton, Tottenham and Brighton, but in the Champions League, the Reds thundered over Galatasaray at Anfield to progress to the Champions League. According to German Bild, who still follow the former success coach at Bayer Leverkusen closely, Xabi Alonso is ready to be called in as Liverpool coach from this summer.
Liverpool legend and football talker Jamie Carragher unfolds the dilemma Reds face in the coming months.
-If you are a sporting director chasing a world-class position, who are the alternatives to a coach who has already delivered a Premier League title? When it comes to Liverpool supporters, it seems that all roads lead to Alonso,” Carragher begins in The Telegraph.
-There is such a romantic connection with the former midfielder, and it is understandable. If Xabi wasn’t available, would more people be willing to give Slot another season if it ends in failure? My suspicion is yes,” he continues.
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“That is certainly where I stand on the matter, although it cannot be ignored how the support for a pressured manager in a new summer transfer window can backfire. “Carrying the baggage” from a bad period into next season could derail it before it has even gotten going, Carragher said.
