Liverpool are now in a position not many of their fans thought they would be in and that’s searching for a new long-term manager, with Newcastle United supporters being sent a message they don’t want to hear.
On Friday, news rippled through Merseyside that Jurgen Klopp will leave the club at the end of the season.
It sent shockwaves, not just through Liverpool, but the entire footballing world. But who will the powers that be at Anfield appoint as their next manager?
Lee Hendrie has tipped Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe as Jurgen Klopp’s replacement, as he told Soccer Saturday on Sky Sports (27/01/24 at 14:20 pm).
The former Aston Villa midfielder highlighted the Englishman’s experience and ability to work in troubled waters as a reason he could take the Liverpool gig.
When news broke of Jurgen Klopp’s exit, sources told HITC Football that Bayer Leverkusen’s high-flying coach Xabi Alonso and Brighton’s free-flowing manager Roberto De Zerbi are two names on the club’s list.
Rather than giving the job to someone like Roberto De Zerbi, who currently has Brighton seventh in the table, Lee Hendrie thinks Eddie Howe is the man because he is someone not even on the list.
Eddie Howe – next Liverpool manager?
“I would like to chuck someone in there that isn’t even on there (the list),” said Hendrie.
“Things aren’t great at Newcastle. I think maybe someone like Eddie Howe. Someone that knows the Premier League. He has gone to a football club that has been a tough one to really deal with. I think people have doubted him.
“I am not saying he’s leaving Newcastle, but you look at managers that aren’t in the frame. I think De Zerbi and Eddie Howe. I think I would be looking at Eddie Howe because I like the way he plays.”
Replacing Jurgen Klopp
This is going to be an almighty task and you already feel sorry for Klopp’s successor because he has built such a reputation.
What could make things even worse is if Liverpool go on and win numerous trophies this season, including the Premier League title.
It will just increase the pressure on the next man through the door and further highlight the monumental task at hand.
It will be interesting to see if Klopp himself is asked or has a say on who the next manager should be because, from the perspective of the board, you would be daft not to, at the very least, ask for some advice.
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