Great news. Back to the mid table you go!
Klopp to leave Liverpool at the end of the season
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I don't get how any United fans could stomach this guy in charge of our club. Mourhinho was bad enough after his Chelsea stints, but this would take the biscuit. And same goes for Pep .... don't want.
In the past yeah. We literally just got a new CEO and no-one had a scooby
Not sure about that. Klopp was a lucky stroke, long forgotten now but FSG were making a total fecking mess of it before that.
Easily. He's one of the best around.
Holy feck
Thank feck!
Big news. Big blow for Liverpool. Hard to see how they're going to replace him.
Allison should be the one pushing to go if they’re about to enter a fallow period, the worlds best keeper, any of the top clubs ditch their keeper for him
Be interesting to see how they do without him. Could well go downhill from here.
Excellent! He’s made Liverpool much better than they should be (with the players he has got available) so this should no doubt hurt them.
None of this matters if we are still shite. Cleaning up our act is priority and frankly long overdue.
I don't care who a person manages! As long as thr guy is committed to the job and is capable. I didn't want Mourinho based on the style of football he was known for. But Klopp has shown that he cuts guys if they aren't up to the task and doesn't have them getting extended contracts.
Beggers can't be choosers right now and if he was willing to join, I'd personally forgive his wrong doings in a heartbeat!
Certainly not a dull January window now, this trumps all news, I heard only 36mill spent by PL clubs this window. As ETH said, eras come to an end, and hopefully we can now ourselves get the right people in and build the next era.
He is obviously burnt out so isn’t going to suddenly take on another job let alone his old clubs biggest rivals.
He’s done a phenomenal job for them. If not for 115 he would surely have a few more titles with them. High octane takes it’s toll
How do you know this?
Yeah I imagine he'll take next season off and actually have a break and plot his next move from there. If he's burnt out now coming to this shit show would be the last thing you'd want to do.
Yep, year out then next challenge. Could be national team or another club depending on how the situation is then.
Probably, but also it would be madness to jump into an environment you've got no experience in because you had a good 12 months. Xabi will probably stay another year regardless and Ancelotti is going nowhere
Get De Zerbi before they do.
Thanks christ - hope to see Liverpool start to slowly falter now.
CEO from City. Manager from Pools?
Would totally understand, he's had to toe to toe with City, in another era, he would have dominated the league with ease. Can be tiring having to be at your best to keep up with the constant upgrades City would do while he hadn't the same luxury.
Fair play to the man, he managed to crown them champions of England, Europe and the world. How different United could have been if Woodward wasn't the guy to try entice him to the club all those years ago.
Could go either way I guess. Back in 01/02 Fergie announced mid season he was retiring that season. Our form dipped and we only got better when he backtracked on his decisionActually, I think this may win them the title. If I were Liverpool player I would play my guts out for the rest of the season to see Jurgen off with a title win. I have no doubt they feel that way, he is loved and adored there like sir Alex was here
To be honest, I would much rather that annoying Pep had leftEven though Klopp is Liverpool's manager he is universally liked, by even many United fans
The guy is undeniably brilliant, even without oil money and even though he has tried some digs at us over years (as expected) he is clearly a good guy
I wish him all the best
They're gonna hire Stevie G, eh?
Announcing before Chelsea seems like a daft idea too.
Say the words Erik...
Jur-gone.
I strongly dislike Liverpool, but clearly Klopp was a manager that most fans of most clubs would love to have at their club.
Before he took over, Liverpool had won 1 trophy during the previous 9 seasons (the 2012 League Cup), and had finished in the top 4 once during the previous 6 seasons.
In 2018/2019 for example, I wanted City to beat Liverpool during the title race, as I wanted Liverpool's hilariously long title drought to continue. But this season I'm so bored of City's (IMO sterile) domination, that I'm basically 'Anyone But City' and want Liverpool to beat them (if a two horse race between them does emerge).
In terms of Liverpool beyond then, some managers are more difficult to replace than others, and he will leave a huge void there.
Before he took over, Liverpool had won 1 trophy during the previous 9 seasons (the 2012 League Cup), and had finished in the top 4 once during the previous 6 seasons.
In 2018/2019 for example, I wanted City to beat Liverpool during the title race, as I wanted Liverpool's hilariously long title drought to continue. But this season I'm so bored of City's (IMO sterile) domination, that I'm basically 'Anyone But City' and want Liverpool to beat them (if a two horse race between them does emerge).
In terms of Liverpool beyond then, some managers are more difficult to replace than others, and he will leave a huge void there.
Only downhill for them from here on (after this season)
But it Xabi Alonso is a genuinely good manager they won’t disappear - but hard to see them matching the level Klopp got them to for a long long time.
But it Xabi Alonso is a genuinely good manager they won’t disappear - but hard to see them matching the level Klopp got them to for a long long time.
In the Athletic article by James Pearce, it says it’s from exhaustion and informed the club directors in November.
“I told the club already in November,” Klopp said. “I have to explain a little bit that maybe the job I do people see from the outside, I’m on the touchline and in training sessions and stuff like this, but the majority of all the things happen around these kind of things. That means a season starts and you plan pretty much the next season already.
“When we sat there together talking about potential signings, the next summer camp and can we go wherever the thought came up, ‘I am not sure I am here then anymore’ and I was surprised myself by that.
“I told the club already in November,” Klopp said. “I have to explain a little bit that maybe the job I do people see from the outside, I’m on the touchline and in training sessions and stuff like this, but the majority of all the things happen around these kind of things. That means a season starts and you plan pretty much the next season already.
“When we sat there together talking about potential signings, the next summer camp and can we go wherever the thought came up, ‘I am not sure I am here then anymore’ and I was surprised myself by that.
Excellent manager. I thought he'd be at Liverpool for a much longer term, but I suppose that intensity is too much at times to continue with for decades. Can see him going to the German NT after a break as it would be less of a stressful job.
Very rare for a manager’s departure to be reported when their team is top of the league
Perfect time to get Xabi Alonso.
Hasn’t Ancelotti extended his deal? I could see Klopp taking a year off then coming in at Madrid maybe.
Surely getting ahead of a leak which would have been more damaging?