Xabi Alonso - Farewell to a legend

[cloggypop]

He's an extremely impressive person.

 

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

Who wouldn't?

[TheBitch]

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

Imagine that alongside the impeachment of David Usher.

[Dougie Do'ins]

[rubble-rouser]

 

He's coming back, get over it.

[INTORRESTING]

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

The kids will all be singing shove Gareth Barry up your arse, again.

[TheBitch]

Welcome back, Xabi...

[rubble-rouser]

That German cunt can do one

[stringvest]

He's so handsome he makes Benedict Cumberbatch look like Benedict fucking Cumberbatch

[Pureblood]

[suzy]

He’s coming back - for a charity match in March!

[Jairzinho]

I had an argument with my missus a few months ago when she refused to accept that he is really handsome.

[TheBitch]

I had an argument with my missus a few months ago when she refused to accept that he is really handsome.

 

Bin.

[Bjornebye]

Taken over as Real Sociedad B Manager 

[TheHowieLama]

Go on Xabi lad -- personally I think he is one player that will do well in the managing game

 

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49440529

[JagSquared]

New Monchengladbach manager from June. Hope he does well.

[dockers_strike]

31 minutes ago, JagSquared said:

New Monchengladbach manager from June. Hope he does well.

Wish all the best for the lad.

[Trumo]

29 minutes ago, JagSquared said:

New Monchengladbach manager from June. Hope he does well.

 

Interesting move. I don't know if as a coach he is a stickler for dominance of possession like he was as a player, but that isn't something Gladbach normally play with. He does have Bundesliga experience mind you. Gladbach's form has taken a bit of a nosedive ever since their coach Marco Rose announced he was heading to Dortmund in the summer.

[Allan]

32 minutes ago, Trumo said:

 

Interesting move. I don't know if as a coach he is a stickler for dominance of possession like he was as a player, but that isn't something Gladbach normally play with. He does have Bundesliga experience mind you. Gladbach's form has taken a bit of a nosedive ever since their coach Marco Rose announced he was heading to Dortmund in the summer.

Interesting that Gladbach currently rank 5th in the Bundesliga for pass completion and 6th for possession according to the offal Bundesliga site stats. On other sites, they also sit among the top 5 teams in both categories.

 

Only Bayern, Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Leverkusen have better pass completion stats than Gladbach at this stage of the season - 84.2%. The same 4 aforementioned teams plus Wolfsburg have better possession stats - Gladbach apparently average 51% possession.

 

As you say, they've certainly dropped off performance wise since the announced departure of Marco Rose, so it would have been interesting to see those stats had Rose's departure not been announced.

 

Whilst not "dominant" in possession, they are certainly a possession based team.

[VladimirIlyich]

Its a big job for a first time appointment. I wish him well but it wont be easy.

[Guest Alex_K]

Bring Rafa in as his assistant 

[halewood pete]

Best wishes to him.A big job that 

[El Dangerous]

I look forward to him being replaced by Gareth Barry.

[Guest]

12 minutes ago, El Dangerous said:

I look forward to him being replaced by Gareth Barry.

He'll probably reject the option leading to Alonso being appointed by Real Madrid.

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22 hours ago, El Dangerous said:

I look forward to him being replaced by Gareth Barry.

Well he's been 'replaced' by someone else already. Monchengladbach are reportedly not making Alonso manager and someone else is lined up for it according to Kicker!

 

https://www.kicker.de/gladbach-und-die-trainersuche-xabi-alonso-wird-s-nicht-800494/artikel

[JohnnyH]

Good.  I like Gladbach.  I'd hate to have to wish them relegation.