Xabi Alonso - Farewell to a legend

[Bjornebye]

Last game today. What a player. What a fella. What a face. What a beard.

[Russ Atmosphere]

Could do a job here.

[stringvest]

Fabulous player.  The best of Benitez's buys, and he brought a few decent players in.

[mgw100]

You knew within 15 minutes of his debut that he was class.

[Kevin D]

Xabi was the original he's gone, get over it.

[Skidfingers McGonical]

Best passer of the ball I've seen.

[RobG]

Best passer of the ball I've seen.

Up there with big Jan

[Skidfingers McGonical]

Up there with big Jan

I'd go as far as saying he is better.

[GUS]

Sign him up to the Liverpool Legends team so we can see him and Gerrard in midfield together again. 

[Dr Nowt]

Sad to see an absolute legend play his last game but grateful for the time he spent with us.

 

Cheers Lucas and best of luck in the future.

[Bjornebye]

He's gone, I can't get over it 

[Hades]

Sad to see an absolute legend play his last game but grateful for the time he spent with us.

 

I'm going to miss Moreno too.

[El Rojo]

Xabi was the original he's gone, get over it.

 

The biggest piece of praise I've seen for him all weekend.

[Guest]

Former Liverpool favourite Xabi Alonso has rejected the chance to become Bayern Munich’s assistant manager.

 

The 35-year-old hung up his boots at the end of last season after three seasons at Bayern.

 

The Liverpool Echo reported that Carlo Ancelotti had offered Alonso the chance to be his assistant but that the midfielder, along with Bayern legend Philipp Lahm, snubbed the offer.

 

Alonso and Ancelotti spent two seasons together at Real Madrid before teaming up again for more success at the Allianz Arena and the Italian was keen to keep his former charge alongside him.

 

As Bayern returned for pre-season, Ancelotti formally unveiled Frenchman Wlily Sagnol as his new lieutenant but revealed he was not first choice for the position.

 

Ancelotti said: “I wanted an assistant who knew the club. I tried to convince Philipp Lahm before the end of the season, I also tried to convince Xabi Alonso. They refused.

 

“Willy suits perfectly, he has the right profile, he has been successful at Bordeaux, and he knows the players like Coman or Ribery, and he will improve our trainer team.”

 

As for Alonso, he has not yet committed to any new role since his retirement although he told the Liverpool Echo a few months ago that a visit to Liverpool with his son Jontxu was definitely on the cards for next season.

 

“That’s 100% sure,” he said.

 

“We are really looking forward to going back. I have heard great things about the new Main Stand

 

“My son is desperate to go. He’s Liverpool born and always asks: ‘Dad. when are we going to Liverpool?’

 

“I say: ‘Okay, but at the moment I have busy weekends! We will go, don’t worry.’”

[Pureblood]

Sad to see an absolute legend play his last game but grateful for the time he spent with us.

 

Cheers Lucas and best of luck in the future.

 

Ten more seasons.

[Nunavut Patrick]

He was the real Sheriff.

[Funkasy]

Left for more money and madrid

 

Leg... fuck of.

[stringvest]

A magnificent player and an incredibly sexy man

[bonesman]

Welcome back Xabi ?

‘I can see him at Liverpool’ – Balague on Spaniard who’s just made big announcement

Posted by Jordan Chamberlain  September 29, 2017

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Xabi Alonso, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher forming a neo-Liverpool bootroom?

Could it really ever happen?!

 

 

 

According to Spanish journalist Guillem Balague, maybe!

 

 

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The reporter was discussing Xabi Alonso’s immediate future, with the legendary, recently retired midfielder announcing this week that he’s going into management.

“He wanted to play under Pep because he was already thinking about managing. I can see him at Liverpool, perhaps with Gerrard and Carra next to him? He is open to styles, which means he is not one to stick to one philosophy, ” Balague told Sky Sports.

“By the way he played you can tell he wants to dominate games, and to do that you must have the ball, recover it early, be very physical and fast. But will he have the players? 

“I have the impression he will start with a good team, not too low down, but I haven’t spoken to him about that yet. I cannot wait to see him on the bench.”

The problem with combining Alonso, Carra and Stevie is that they’re all big enough characters (and egos) to work as no.1s – not no.2s!

Gerrard has ambitions of management and is currently learning his trade with our U18s. The long-term aim is that he moves to the U23s and perhaps one day takes over from Jurgen Klopp.

Carra talks a very good game working as a pundit for Sky Sports, but as Gary Neville proved with Valencia, that’s no guarantee of on-field success.

We think Alonso may be given the Bayern job, actually. He flourished there as a player during the final three seasons of his career and an appointment would reflect Zinedine Zidane’s at Real Madrid’s a few years back, when the Frenchman replaced Carlo Ancelotti – coincidentally just sacked by the Germans.

 

 

[Kevin D]

Xabi Alonso as Liverpool manager would be the single greatest thing to happen to this forum, imo.

[Herp McDerp]

Xabi Alonso as Liverpool manager would be the single greatest thing to happen to this forum, imo.

 

The forum meltdown when we lose to a Rafa inspired Newcastle will be a sight to behold.

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

They'll be clamouring for Gaz Baz to take the helm.

[cloggypop]

The only footballer I've ever seen posting The Velvet Underground on Twitter.

[Kevin D]

The only footballer I've ever seen posting The Velvet Underground on Twitter.

He's an extremely impressive person.

 

If you had occasion to, would you go to the Arena and see Tinie Tempah, with him?

[VladimirIlyich]

No idea how any of Alonso,Gerrard or Carra will be as coaches,but the best will be the one who spends the most time learning and gaining experience with an appropriate sized club.