{"id":26179,"date":"2024-02-17T12:09:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T09:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/26179\/liverpools-klopp-alonso-standout-manager\/"},"modified":"2024-02-17T12:09:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T09:09:53","slug":"liverpools-klopp-alonso-standout-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=26179","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool&#8217;s Klopp: Alonso &#8216;standout&#8217; manager of new generation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool&#8217;s Klopp: Alonso &#8216;standout&#8217; manager of new generation\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jurgen Klopp has hailed Xabi Alonso, one of the favorites to replace him at Liverpool, as a \u201cstandout\u201d manager of the new generation of coaches.<\/p>\n<p>Since Klopp announced last month that he would step down as Liverpool manager at the end of this season, Alonso \u2013 a former Anfield midfielder between 2004 and 2009 \u2013 has been seen as the leading candidate to take over. place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard, 42, has guided Bayer Leverkusen to a five-point advantage at the top of the Bundesliga and the team are one game away from equaling Bayern Munich&#39;s all-time German record of 32 games without defeat all competitions combined.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cXabi is doing an incredible job,\u201d Klopp told the media at a press conference on Friday.  \u201cIt\u2019s completely independent [of reports linking Alonso to Liverpool].  If you had asked me about Xabi Alonso eight weeks ago, I would have said: &#39;Oh my God.&#39;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dinosaurs, if you want&#8230; [Carlo] Ancelotti, [Jose] Mourinho, [Pep] Guardiola, maybe me, we won&#39;t do it for the next 20 years.  OK, maybe Mourinho will.  The next generation is already here and I would say Xabi <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/stands\/\"   title=\"stands\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">stands<\/a> out in this area.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Xabi Alonso&#39;s work at Bayer Leverkusen has seen him hailed as one of the best young managers in the world. <cite>J\u00f6rg Sch\u00fcler\/Bayer 04 Leverkusen via Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Alonso, who won a Champions League and an FA Cup during his time at Liverpool, is in his first managerial role after taking charge of Leverkusen in October 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFormer world-class player, also from a coaching family, which helps a bit, he was already like a coach when he was playing,\u201d Klopp added.<\/p>\n<p>The <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/football\/\"   title=\"football\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">football<\/a> he plays, the teams he puts together, the transfers he has made, it&#39;s absolutely exceptional. I played in the Bundesliga for a long time and it&#39;s super impressive. Not just the points but the way which they play.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Leverkusen has a very good chance of winning the cup. When you look at the Europa League, Leverkusen is also one of the favorites, so this could be Leverkusen&#39;s season. Really crazy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#39;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1708160992_299_Liverpools-Klopp-Alonso-standout-manager-of-new-generation.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>While Klopp insisted when he decided to end his eight-year stay at Anfield that he would have no influence over the choice of his successor, enthusiastic support from German hurts Alonso&#39;s prospects.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the possibility of becoming Liverpool manager following Klopp&#39;s January announcement, Alonso stressed his focus was on Leverkusen but added that &#8220;what will happen [in the future]I don&#39;t know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Alonso led Leverkusen, who have never won a Bundesliga title, to a 3-0 victory over champions Bayern last weekend.  And they can now match the Bavarians&#39; unbeaten record when they visit Heidenheim on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we do it, I will be very happy, but it is not a thought for me at the moment,\u201d Alonso said at a press conference on Friday.  &#8220;My thoughts are with Heidenheim and their preparation. It is a consequence of the best season we have had so far, but it is not a concern or a thought for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool&#8217;s Klopp: Alonso &#8216;standout&#8217; manager of new generation\u060c Jurgen Klopp has hailed Xabi Alonso, one of the favorites to replace him at Liverpool, as a \u201cstandout\u201d manager of the new generation of coaches. Since Klopp announced last month that he would step down as Liverpool manager at the end of this season, Alonso \u2013 a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26180,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2153,1946,3812,2700,1636,10451],"class_list":["post-26179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-sports","tag-alonso","tag-generation","tag-klopp","tag-liverpools","tag-manager","tag-standout"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26179"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26181,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26179\/revisions\/26181"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}