Topic: LFC's next manager - chat and informed speculation

[newterp]

Hope that Arne is aware that the stress of the job will make him lose his hair eyebrows.

[reddebs]

Slot himself said last week it will get announced when both his and LFC's season is over officially. Both clubs have nothing to play for with 2 games left. 

Thanks mate 👍

[Fromola]

Unfortunately, I've seen the plans. Jurgen's going to enter a red painted Tardis placed in the centre circle, giving one final wave to the crowd with pyrotechnics going off and all that razzmatazz before Slot steps out looking bewildered.

I heard at the moment Jurgen gives him the keys he starts leading a chorus to the crowd of "Arnie's at the wheel" and starts rubbing his hands.

Then Jurgen gives him the keys to Rodgers's gaff as well and that's the point he waves to the crowd, as he's driven off in an uber with Ian Ayre behind the wheel. Ayre finally gets the send off he deserves. "Ayre is at the wheel".

That's the plan anyway. But it is a surprise. The con is that the uber fare will be Arnie's budget for the summer window.

[meady1981]

I have a feeling based on nothing that there might be a bit of a ground zero cull with some surprising outgoing players this summer. And a range of sub 40-50 million players brought in in the mould of ‘untapped potential’ salah/mane/firminho/roberston. It might be more a project-restart than some people think.

[smutchin]

I have a feeling based on nothing…

About par for the course for this thread.

Feels a bit pointless trying to guess what’s going to happen over the summer and next season. It’s a massive leap into the unknown. If we’re honest, none of us have a clue. It’s all guesswork.

[Samie]

In terms of recruitment/selling as well as contracts we know what to expect though with Michael Edwards running the show again.

[meady1981]

About par for the course for this thread.

Feels a bit pointless trying to guess what’s going to happen over the summer and next season. It’s a massive leap into the unknown. If we’re honest, none of us have a clue. It’s all guesswork.

98% of this forum is conjecture.

[smutchin]

In terms of recruitment/selling as well as contracts we know what to expect though with Michael Edwards running the show again.

With Edwards running the show, all we know is that none of us has any idea who we’re signing or selling.

Not a single person here correctly predicted who our next manager would be.

[Caps4444]

Is Slot fully agreed yet or we are still waiting for him the seasons to end?

[Stockholm Syndrome]

Is Slot fully agreed yet or we are still waiting for him the seasons to end?

It's done, he has signed, we aren't getting Tuchel mate 

[G Richards]

I would say fully agreed, but won't be officially announced until after our last game, and Klopp's farewell.

Is right. We all know the score and what's coming. But the last day will be about Jurgen.

[JC the Messiah]

With Edwards running the show, all we know is that none of us has any idea who we’re signing or selling.

Not a single person here correctly predicted who our next manager would be.

I think it'll be Slot...

[Samie]

With Edwards running the show, all we know is that none of us has any idea who we’re signing or selling.

Not a single person here correctly predicted who our next manager would be.

If Edwards were here these past two years the signings of Diaz, Gakpo and Nunez would not have been made.

[smutchin]

I think it'll be Slot...

Who? Never heard of him. Probably some bald nobody from a minor league like the Eredivisie, I bet.

Tuchel is free next season, we should be looking at him. Decent manager.

[istvan kozma]

If Edwards were here these past two years the signings of Diaz, Gakpo and Nunez would not have been made.

Baseless nonsense, we've had the same head of recruitment at LFC for a decade.

[Samie]

Okay I might give you Diaz but Gakpo and Nunez was Klopp and Pep signings not our data driven ones.

[vblfc]

From the reports above seems Arne is a bit of a workaholic. I bet he’s already looking at our squad and set-up in addition to finishing his season in Holland.  Must be some buzz for him, knowing what’s ahead.

[TepidT2O]

Kornmeyer is leaving

No surprise  there, Slot will bring in his own guy I’m sure.

[Samie]

https://twitter.com/dmlynchlfc/status/1788317807647625655

Liverpool’s head of fitness and conditioning, Andreas Kornmayer, will leave the club this summer.

[istvan kozma]

Okay I might give you Diaz but Gakpo and Nunez was Klopp and Pep signings not our data driven ones.

Apart from the rumors do you have anything to back this up?

[Samie]

Articles written by journos. You should look those up. 

Also imagine thinking Michael Edwards who likes pace merchants out wide would pick Gakpo. 

[kvarmeismydad]

Another departure coming out. Kornmayer now.

The bench is gonna look so weird next season.

So leaving are:

Klopp, Lijnders, Krawietz, Achterberg, Matos, Kornmayer, Schlumberger.

As far as I know. Anyone know of any more?

Slot, Hulsoff, Peeters and Reijnen due to arrive.

Feels like more news will come for some additional staff members.

Would be good for Slot to have some extra heads on top of the 4 that have been mentioned loyal to the new management team to share the workload and stamp some sort of authority across the squad.

[SamLad]

Would be good for Slot to have some extra heads on top of the 4 that have been mentioned loyal to the new management team to share the workload and stamp some sort of authority across the squad.

dunno how likely this is (probably not likely at all) but bringing Millie back in a coaching capacity would be a hugely smart move.

[istvan kozma]

Articles written by journos. You should look those up. 

Also imagine thinking Michael Edwards who likes pace merchants out wide would pick Gakpo. 

Looked, can't see anything on Gakpo.

[Samie]

Pep was hyping up Gakpo, fuckin' Hell mate! then journos said it was his and Klopp's signing. This isn't new info.

[Wingman]

98% of this forum is conjecture.

The other 2% is Al (Eeyore)

[Haggis36]

https://twitter.com/dmlynchlfc/status/1788317807647625655

Probably quicker to list who isn't leaving at this stage... Mona??

This one maybe not that surprising - our fitness/conditioning and injury prevention has been pretty shit for a while, and there was that hit piece on the medical and conditioning departments a year or so ago that most thought was briefed by Edwards, so with Klopp gone this sort of felt inevitable.

Slot will want to bring in his own people familiar with his demands.

[istvan kozma]

Pep was hyping up Gakpo, fuckin' Hell mate! then journos said it was his and Klopp's signing. This isn't new info.

Thanks for confirming it was nonsense.

[stoa]

Another departure coming out. Kornmayer now.

The bench is gonna look so weird next season.

I'll be devastated, if we lose our discount James O'Brien physio. No idea what his actual name is...

[RedG13]

Pep was hyping up Gakpo, fuckin' Hell mate! then journos said it was his and Klopp's signing. This isn't new info.

His PSV data was very good. I would be very shocked if the data team was not on board with him and Nunez also.

[mickeydocs]

I have a feeling based on nothing that there might be a bit of a ground zero cull with some surprising outgoing players this summer. And a range of sub 40-50 million players brought in in the mould of ‘untapped potential’ salah/mane/firminho/roberston. It might be more a project-restart than some people think.

Or it might not

Looked, can't see anything on Gakpo.

He just makes stuff up, and then gets annoyed when anyone asks him to back up his claims that there are a number of articles that fabricate his made up stories.

[farawayred]

Looked, can't see anything on Gakpo.

Remember Pep's "the missing link" label in his interview with LFCTV?

[Samie]

Why would I make things up? 

And saying Gakpo and  Nunez wouldn't be here if Michael Edwards was running the show 2 years ago isn;t outlandish. 

[Fromola]

Kornmeyer is leaving

Nobody left for Simon Hughes to do a hit piece on now.

[RedG13]

Why would I make things up? 

And saying Gakpo and  Nunez wouldn't be here if Michael Edwards was running the show 2 years ago isn;t outlandish. 

Ian Graham was still at Liverpool when Nunez was signed. I would be shocked if the data team didnt like him considering how much getting high quality shots matters.
Gakpo also got a lot of shots in the netherlands. Klopp might have had final say but the data and Scouts seemed to had to be board with everything

[DonkeyWan]

This is the worry for me, all these top class talents leaving at the same time. The backroom staff will be as big a loss as Klopp.

[G Richards]

To my mind it’s a given that the new manager will bring his own people with him, so he can implement his coaching and conditioning as optimally as possible. Depending on what the new man emphasizes, there will be fitness, recovery, nutrition and psychology elements, to go along with the actual coaching of the players and setting the team up. I think if a unit arrives together, and they all know what Slot wants, it will help. Slot trusts them and backs them.

The main point of possible delay will be in how quickly the players start to play according to Slot’s wishes. Since they are adaptable and high level pros, I would imagine the transition will be quick.

Sod it, I’m calling it now - we are winning the league in his first season.

[Pie Eyed]

I would love us to be able to tempt both Vandenbrouke and Nieminen to join from Feyenoord as well, because that team seems to be remarkably robust, and Nieminen seems like a really good GK coach.

[Samie]

We have Taffarel. 

[istvan kozma]

Another departure coming out. Kornmayer now.

The bench is gonna look so weird next season.

So leaving are:

Klopp, Lijnders, Krawietz, Achterberg, Matos, Kornmayer, Schlumberger.

As far as I know. Anyone know of any more?

Slot, Hulsoff, Peeters and Reijnen due to arrive.

Feels like more news will come for some additional staff members.

Would be good for Slot to have some extra heads on top of the 4 that have been mentioned loyal to the new management team to share the workload and stamp some sort of authority across the squad.

Can't ever remember a cull like this, regarding coaching & medical staff leaving. To hardly have any staff left after 9 years, is worrying.