2024-04-06 13:50:04
We evaluate the choice of specialist.
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The future of Xabi Alonso has been one of the most intriguing topics of the past few months. During his time at Bayer, he established himself as a good specialist with great prospects. If the Spaniard leads the Pharmacists to a historic championship, which is 99% likely, his position in the coaching market will be further strengthened. Bayer under the leadership of Alonso looks very good and there is nothing strange that top clubs are interested in him.
Initially, Xabi was linked with Real Madrid. However, Los Blancos extended the contract with Carlo Ancelotti, after which the rumors died down. Later it became known that Liverpool and Bayern were seriously interested in appointing a specialist. Both clubs are losing coaches. The Reds are looking for a replacement for Jurgen Klopp, while Munich are looking for a replacement for Thomas Tuchel. Alonso played for all of these clubs as a player. He had a real opportunity to lead a top club after a hypothetical championship with Bayer, but he decided to stay in Leverkusen. And it is right.
“Liverpool”
Klopp was stunned by his announcement of leaving Liverpool at the end of the current season. This came as unexpected news. Bookmakers immediately began accepting bets on the coaches who would take Jurgen’s place. Although everyone understands that it will not be easy. Klopp is in his ninth year at the helm of the Reds. It is with him that modern Liverpool is associated. An entire era will pass away with the German from Anfield. It will be very difficult to start a new story after the championship, as well as the finals and victory in the Champions League.
Alonso once spent 5 years at Liverpool. Xabi is his man at Anfield, but that doesn’t guarantee anything. In a top club, the main thing is the result. In addition, replacing an epoch-making coach is an incredibly difficult task. Unai Emery attempted to replace Arsene Wenger at Arsenal, while David Moyes took over at Manchester United from Alex Ferguson. Both specialists did not have the best periods of their careers while working in the above-mentioned top clubs, and at that time they already had more work experience than Alonso now.
It will be very difficult to replace Klopp in all respects: results, quality of work, atmosphere in the dressing room. The pressure will be severe. In addition, following Jurgen, Liverpool may leave several important players. It will be difficult, and it’s not a fact that Khabi is ready for this. Whoever replaces Klopp will face serious pressure and a rebuild will be neither an excuse nor an excuse. It would be wiser for a young specialist like Alonso to wait out this whole “post-Klopp” storm and lead the team at another, more suitable time. Going to the Merseysiders now means taking too much risk.
“Bavaria”
Bayern have a similar situation in terms of big changes at the club. The Munich team has officially announced that Tuchel will leave his post at the end of the season, which so far has been going very poorly for the record holder. Bayern were knocked out of the German Cup early and practically lost their chances of winning the championship. The only hope for the Munich team is the Champions League, but it also has its own nuances. Few doubted that the “record master” would beat Lazio even in a disassembled state, but the matches with Arsenal were a completely different matter.
Bayern are currently searching for a new coach. This is a very important topic, the solution of which will determine many issues, including the future of several players at once. It’s no secret that Alonso was one of the priority candidates for the Munich team. Xabi played at the Allianz Arena for 3 years and ended his career there. It is unlikely that anyone in Munich will say a bad word about the young specialist, even if he deprives the Record Master of another title.
Here the matter is different. “A good person” is not a profession, just like “your boyfriend.” Niko Kovac, Oliver Kahn, Hasan Salihamidzic and other former Bayern players can prove this. Whoever takes charge of the Munich club, the pressure will be enormous. There are not many world-famous clubs in Germany, so the actions of the Bayern coach will be carefully analyzed from all sides. One lost match of the “record master” is very bad, two is a disaster. Again, does Alonso need this now? Like Liverpool, many issues remain unresolved at Bayern. Plus the Munich club is very restless. Here you need to have iron authority to rein in world-class stars. It’s not certain that Xabi is the right coach for Bayern right now, despite his past.
Bayer
Even during his playing career, Alonso was valued for his intelligence and prudence. Apparently, Xabi remains the same now. A few days ago, the specialist officially announced that he would remain at Bayer for at least one more season. The Spaniard feels in his place – and that says it all. He wants to develop himself and his team, despite the fact that they are already having a successful season. Championship is good. Bayern and Borussia Dortmund have withdrawn from the title race, while Stuttgart and RB Leipzig are not yet good enough to achieve such lofty goals. But the most difficult thing is ahead.
Many famous coaches say that getting to the top is hard, but staying there is even harder. Bayern will not repeat the current mistakes next season. The Munich team will be determined to regain the title. Perhaps Borussia and Leipzig will come up with something and reach a new level. Winning a championship and walking away victorious is an option. This is what Luciano Spalletti did, for example, and no one blames him except the president of Napoli. But the real test for Alonso will be an attempt to defend the title and a successful performance in the Champions League. Bayer are very good now, but this team still has a lot to strive for, and it definitely needs its current coach.
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