Liverpool next manager: Xabi Alonso and Roberto De Zerbi coaching background and preferred playing style
For the first time in nine years, Liverpool are searching for a new manager.
It comes after Jurgen Klopp's shock announcement on Friday morning, in which he revealed he would be stepping down from his managerial post at the end of the season. The 56-year-old admitted he no longer has the energy levels required to license control at Anfield, as well as insisting he'd like to experience a 'normal life'.
That means for the first time since October 2015, when Brendan Rodgers' tenure came to an end just hours after a drab 1-1 draw with Everton at Goodison Park, Fenway Sports Group chiefs John W. Henry and Tom Werner, as well as President Mike Gordon, will be tasked with appointing a third manager of their near 14-year reign on Merseyside.
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As it stands, Xabi Alonso and Roberto de Zerbi are the bookmakers' favourites to replace Klopp, who has won every top-flight trophy available during his eight-and-a-half years in the dugout, while Julian Nagelsmann and Thomas Frank have also been touted as outsiders for the soon-to-be vacant role. Here, the ECHO takes a look at the profiles of Alonso and De Zerbi and what they could bring to Anfield.
Xabi Alonso - Bayer Leverkusen
Style: Total control
Age: 42
Previous clubs: Real Madrid Academy (2018-2019), Real Sociedad B (2022-present)
If Xabi Alonso had the knack of making professional football look like a stroll in the park, then the same can be said about his start to life in the dugout.
Since obtaining his UEFA Pro Licence back in June 2019 - alongside Esteban Cambiasso, Xavi and Raul, just to name a few of
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