Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is set to retire at the end of this season, with Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi and Bayer Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso considered to be the likely successors.
Roberto De Zerbi has given his verdict on the job Xabi Alonso is doing as manager at Bayer Leverkusen, with both De Zerbi and Alonso currently thought to be linked with a job at Liverpool .
Manager Jurgen Klopp has announced that he will step down as Liverpool manager at the end of this season, with De Zerbi and Alonso among the leading candidates to take his place. Alonso is currently the favorites with his Bayer Leverkusen side at the top of the Bundesliga table, two points behind Bayern Munich.
Alonso also enjoyed an illustrious playing career, including five years at Anfield, helping Liverpool win the Champions League and FA Cup. And De Zerbi has been impressed by Alonso’s coaching career so far, with the Spaniard managing Real Sociedad’s B team for three years before taking charge of Leverkusen and leading them to a title challenge. changed to a person.
“He’s doing an extraordinary job,” De Zerbi said in an interview with Cronache di Spoliatotio, according to Football Italia. “His teams are playing very well. His style is clear. He was already good when he coached Real Sociedad’s second team three years ago, but he has always been good at teams like Bayer Leverkusen. Great clubs are proving the same thing.”
De Zerbi, on the other hand, has done a fantastic job at Brighton since taking over from Graham Potter, who left the Amex last season after suffering some bad luck at Chelsea. Under De Zerbi, Brighton finished sixth in the Premier League and qualified for Europe for the first time in the club’s history.
The Italian is under contract at Brighton until 2026, but revealed in December that he was in talks with the club over a new contract. However, when asked about his contract negotiations following Klopp’s announcement, De Zerbi remained tight-lipped about his own future.
“No, there’s no news,” he said. “My focus is only on the last part of the season. We are going to fight and play a historic part of the season. We are in the Premier League to achieve the same goal as last season (to qualify for Europe). fighting.
“We’re going to play in the last 16 of the Europa League. We’re going to play in the FA Cup, but we remember the defeat at Wembley last season and that’s why we’re keeping an eye on our team.” De Zerbi He also paid tribute to Klopp, praising his influence on English football during his time as Liverpool manager.
“Very sad. We are losing one of the best coaches in the world,” he added. “I like him because of his personality, his energy and his character. If he changes the league, it won’t be good for the Premier League.
“Our job is doing the best we can, but it’s very hard. It takes energy. We have to work every day and keep trying to improve. You can’t stop improving and learning. Football is always developing and if we don’t grow, we will lose if we don’t work with the right energy. But the passion we both show is because we “feel” soccer.we are very close in this regard [regard]. ”
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