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I know he's currently with Uruguay, but if Alonso was not available/ready, then a couple of years with Biesla at the helm would be an interesting ride!
The Bundesliga is NOT the Prem, you can play a slower paced game & still try and play a more expansive possession game of the type City had to ditch post 19-20 because the Prem is much faster & practically all sides employ pressing & counter pressing & even lower placed sides are very good at setting up to defend to press & nick it in areas they can quickly counter from
Entertaining any candidate coming with a plan that doesn’t involve a high level pressing & counter pressing game & thinks they can compete in the Premier League with a slower paced pass teams to death possession game is an categoric no from me, look how that misguided belief has ended up with the filthy & Trn Hag & consider CITY had to ditch that style of play over 3 seasons ago for the reasons I have mentioned
People need to think practically about the best continuity/evolution candidate of what we already do incredibly well, any candidate with any ideas other than that is a resounding no from me, there is no need whatsoever to try & reinvent the wheel with this squad of players, refinement, further development & fine tuning & building of understandings is what is needed Nothing else
But it will be broken after the summer because Klopp brings so much that goes way beyond the tactics. I fear this will become evident soon after he has gone.
It will take much more than simply following Klopp’s football philosophy. Does De Zerbi have the personality to get fans united behind him? The players running through bricks walls? Possible but I don’t know. He would need to have oodles of Charisma to follow Klopp style and get similar results.
Alonso imo will simply go for the highest quality game. A template that Klopp has been trying to implement more of himself. Alonso also would get the patience required.
But it’s likely the club go for someone else entirely
VOTE JOCKY tae fix this fiasco.
I'm not putting anybody forward.
What was Rafa's last achievement? It was a few years ago now.
There's a reason none of the big clubs go near him now. That's not taking anything away from his achievements either, If he's still as good as you think why isn't he at a club that are challenging or en route to doing so?
The premier league has moved on massively from the Rafa or Mourinho play. Klopp and Pep are partly responsible for that if not completely responsible.
Last edited by teesred; 29th January 2024 at 11:18 PM.
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