06 May 2026 14:58:47
So realistically, people...
If Slot was to go, who would we really want who we think can improve us with a proven track record? Has Alonso really apart from an amazing season, Hoeness is ok, but ok, Iriola has done amazing for Bournmouth without a doubt but no European footy in between.
Who else is there really?
Is the waiting g with Slot for start of next year to actually see if any standout comes available, which probably wouldnt be the case if they are, unless we are lucky as we were with Klopp and out of work after it was his time to leave Dortmund.
Who really is available now or could be.
So I think im asking in my dyslexic way.
Who do we generally think we could get now and improve us, or do the above Slot need to make changes to sports science and fitness staff? And see what next season brings.
Me personally I want Slot out and Gvb and probably more staff and start again, but is the risk just to big at this time without a certain new manager number one choice?
06 May 2026 15:41:54
Absolutely no idea, mate.
All I know is I'm massively thankful for Slot guiding us to the title last season but absolutely done with seeing his team playing this season.
Any of the 3 mentioned I'd get behind.
06 May 2026 15:52:52
I think we know enough about Slot to say he does not have the tools to improve this team or the individual players.
I want Iraola.
Plays fast, aggressive football.
Done it in the Premier League.
Players want to play for him.
Improves players.
Knows how to get the team to gel despite constant squad movement.
Seems charismatic, not aloof.
Cons:
Never managed at this level.
Might jump ship for a job in Spain if he does well.
Whoever we get, it will be a risk. There are no sure fire winners available. I feel Iraola is the least risky.
06 May 2026 15:55:26
Hoeness for me.
06 May 2026 15:58:00
Hughes out. Ward to step in as Sporting Director.
Slot out. Xabi Alonso in with his own team.
A role for James Milner in the backroom team.
And if Andreas Kornmayer is available, interested, bring him back to run the performance side.
Sort GK, RB, DM, CM, LW, RW in the window and we're good to go.
06 May 2026 16:05:27
Mourinho - big manager, big respect, wins stuff. Con - awful football at times.
Alonso - big player, big respect, decent football. Con - got sacked in first big job.
Fabregas - top player, top tactics, superb football.
Con - lacks experience.
All others are just bets, and just not ready for big teams. We have seen how Slot has lost the room. It would be the same for these names.
06 May 2026 16:16:34
With JK on this. Grateful for the win last year, but clearly the situation has overwhelmed Slot this season, and he hasn't been able to address the problems. I have no confidence he can lead us back to a win next year, and that's my main criteria.
06 May 2026 16:22:53
Pochettino lolz.
06 May 2026 16:24:25
Over the last few weeks we've been linked with Alonso, Hoeness, Iraola and Enrique with varying likelihoods, but after Cafu mentioned Fabregas, I had a look at the Serie A table, and was surprised to see Como in 6th, only 3 points off a CL place. Furthermore, their style of play has been described as aggressive and dominant, with a rotating and dynamic midfield set up.
I know we had talks with Fabregas at some point. I wonder whether out of all the candidates, he might emerge as the one best suited to us long term.
06 May 2026 16:24:26
Yeah, have to agree with you, Ron. Iraola for me too.
06 May 2026 16:37:36
Iraola is a great manager, but will he be able to master low blocks?
Saying this, my concern would be that teams playing Bournemouth tend to set up more open rather than the teams that face up. Has he been tested, or can he overcome this?
All of them have their pros and cons. Personally, I think Alonso is perfect for us.
06 May 2026 16:43:59
Do some of you realise that Pros are the good points, and Cons are the bad points.
06 May 2026 16:46:09
I know he wouldn't come, but why has nobody mentioned Vincent Kompany? Doing an amazing job at Bayern.
06 May 2026 16:52:16
I'd have Alonso, Hoeness or Iriola. Any one of them I'd trust more than Slot now.
Whatever the answer is, it's not Slot.
06 May 2026 17:24:19
Xabi first choice, without a doubt he is best suited to getting a tune out of our Summer investments. He'll get Wirtz back in form which we desperately need, that would unlock so much, which in turn will also massively help Isak to start finding the net regularly, and he'll also get the best out of Frimpong. If he did nothing else for the whole season but just that alone, it would still be an absolutely massive improvement.
Bit of a toss up between Nagelsmann and Hoeness for second choice, Nagelsmann has more experience in big roles but Hoeness worked miracles at Stuttgart. I think maybe one you choose with your head the other ore so with your heart. I'd be happy with either.
Iraola, of course, great football, kept Bournemouth relevant in the top half despite selling off some of their best players. He undoubtedly shows traits of the kind of manager who could do very well for us, I think he's one big job/trophy shy of being top of the shortlist. No doubt a similar style Klopp but I have 2 issues here;
1. This Liverpool team is not currently capable of high-pressing heavy metal football, either mentally, physically or in terms of tactical awareness, and I very much worry about being able to implement that again in a short space of time, especially given it's a world cup year.
2. Iraolas happy to not be involved in transfers. Some see that as a good thing, and in some aspects I guess it could be, but not right now imo. It's playing into the hands of Edwards & Hughes, who have shown without doubt that they are not the men for the job. Edwards overly controlling ways and "computer says no" approach have had just as much a bearing on this shocker of a season as Slot has. If Edwards is staying (and I really hope he isn't), I think the board/FSG need to realise that they gave him far too much power. In order to move forward from here, the new managers approach needs to be unhindered, its crucial that the there's a cohesive vision between the head coach and the execs.
Ultimately I would be happy with any one of them, but Alonso is definitely best suited to getting the most out of our underperforming summer signings, and I think that's step 1 to getting back on track.
Slot needs to go, if he doesn't, Peeters absolutely needs to go, if neither happens, nothing will change, new incomings will take a little attention off the lacklustre football and questions of fitness, but we'll continue to struggle with consistency and in finding our identity, the same questions will arise as that shiny new toy feeling wares off our new transfers and we'll finish the season battling it out for a CL spot again.
06 May 2026 17:36:00
Does Fabregas deserve such a massive job after a promising start at a tiny club? I'm not sure he has done anything to prove he's ready for the step up. He's instilled an interesting mix of chaos and order in a set of young players who are punching above their weight. How do we know how he would do with a team of superstars, would they listen to him in the same way?
Iraola would be a fascinating choice, but he has always excelled at transitional football.
There is no way of telling how he would do with a team expected to dominate the ball 90% of the time.
I think the only real answer to me would be Alonso. I would say, though, that people expecting exciting gung-ho football with Alonso would be rather disappointed. At the very least, though, we would get organised, coordinated, methodical football and a team that is hard to beat.
06 May 2026 18:02:55
The 3 front runners on here are all a risk, but they play on the front foot, get the team as fit as possible, they all seem to have that hunger to produce the goods. So anyone of them will do for me. Slot last season was a breath of fresh air, this season completely different story.
He seems to have lost his hunger, changed a winning formula to this terrible football. I wouldn't mind if he changed it, but he was too stubborn to realise how far we have fallen n still hasn't done anything to resolve it. I don't think he could ever get back to his first season style of football.
06 May 2026 18:03:55
Alonso getting sacked in Madrid means nothing, Klopp would have been sacked as it's player power, so stating he failed at a big club is absolutely s****, he had a win percentage of 70%.
06 May 2026 18:27:41
Spot on, Fatwallet. Xabi arrived at Leverkusen as his first managerial appointment. Took them from relegation places to EL football. The season after, we know the rest so nothing is needed to be explained. Hence, him getting sacked at Madrid (esp. when it was not due to poor results) is an absolute nothing-burger for me either and not the dig or deal-breaker people think it is.
Bigger managers than him have beaten the dust at RM and that includes Carlo in his first go round in 14/15 after he ended their CL drought and won La Decima.
Capello won them their first title in 4 years in 06/07 and still got the sack. I can keep going.
Also unlike the other choices like Hoeness or Iraola, they have no idea what it's like to win esp. when you are at a club the equivalent of Spurs who've never won a league title. Xabi knows what it is like to win both as player (at LFC & RM esp.) and manager. Can't say the same for the others. We tried BR who had won nothing. Been there. Done that.
Xabi, all the way for me as well, mate.
06 May 2026 19:14:32
I would take a punt on Iraola, and they are all a punt, no guarantees. He has PL experience and will get the team playing in a more aggressive on the front style. He is passionate enough on the touchline, so the fans will hopefully buy into that.
If not him, then Hoeness. Big decision to get right tho, without that, then nothing else matters as proven until we got Klopp.
06 May 2026 19:39:02
Oli, to clarify, who hasn't won a league title? I'm slow on the uptake. Do you mean Hoeness and Iraola? Because Spurs have won league titles, as you know.
We've currently got a coach who's won 2 titles, in different countries, and we all want him out.
06 May 2026 20:23:49
Alonso top for me purely based on the previous connection with the club, the fans, and some of our current players.
If it was based purely on style though, it would have to be Ireola. He pips Hoeness for me, having managed in the Prem.
Enrique doesn't cut it for me.
Don't get me wrong, he's a great manager, but he's a bit like Pep for me. Never been tested as the underdogz, always had massive resources to buy the right level of players to play the footy he wants. I think he'd struggle to do it at LFC, just as Slot has.
07 May 2026 11:18:08
Rome, indeed. I wanted Slot (a winner) to come in to replace Klopp (a winner) cos he was successful at Feyenoord and won a league title, which is what we all wanted at some point. Now that Slot (a PL winner) is hopefully gone, I want the same thing - a manager who has a history of winning titles like Alonso (also a winner). As you can see, I am consistent on this.
This is something Hoeness and Iraola have not done, no fault of their own. As for Spurs, the comparison, I meant to say that Xabi winning the Bundesliga for the first time at Bayer is the equivalent of Spurs winning the PL for the first time as they had never won it. I did not put "PL" on there so I get the confusion. Either way, Xabi all day, everyday. Peace.