2024-02-17 09:38:43
Liverpool (Reuters)
Jurgen Klopp, the coach of Liverpool, the leaders of the English Premier League, who will leave at the end of the season, praised the talent and abilities of his Spanish counterpart, Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso, saying that he has a distinguished talent among the coaches of the new generation, given what he achieved at the head of the coaching staff of his team, which is unique. Deservedly at the top of the German League.
Reports and speculation nominated the former Liverpool and Real Madrid player to lead Liverpool’s technical staff, after Klopp announced last month that he would end his career at Anfield at the end of the current season.
Alonso, 42, led his team Leverkusen from almost the bottom of the standings to being at the top of the German First Division, five points ahead of the closest chasers, within 16 months.
His team also secured a place in the semi-finals of the German Cup, and the team also won 3-0 in the league over the Bavarian giant Bayern Munich, champions for the last 11 seasons, early last week, and Klopp said, “Xavi is doing a tremendous job.”
Klopp stressed that what Alonso has done with his current team is outstanding by all standards, and that he is superior to senior coaches in this regard.
Klopp added: “The new generation of coaches already exists, and I can say that Xavi is distinguished among the members of this generation, and he was revealing his coaching abilities when he was a player, and the football he presents, the teams he prepares, and the deals he concludes, all of that proves that he is completely exceptional.”
Klopp also praised Alonso’s ability to implement new strategies in his current team, despite taking over the job in October 2022.
Klopp, 56, said that he is not participating in the process of searching for his replacement at Liverpool, because it is a matter that concerns the club’s owners.
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