Liverpool deemed unlikely to appoint 41-year-old as Jurgen Klopp replacement..

Liverpool deemed unlikely to appoint 41-year-old as Jurgen Klopp replacement..

Liverpool are currently on the lookout for a new manager to replace Jurgen Klopp at the end of the season.

A number of coaches have been linked with a move to Anfield, including Xabi Alonso and Ruben Amorim.

There has also been talk about Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders potentially earning a promotion to the first-team manager’s job.

For instance, talkSPORT’s Alan Brazil recently claimed that the Reds players would welcome the prospect of the 41-year-old taking the reins.

However, there hasn’t been any concrete speculation on this front, and Liverpool-leaning journalist Neil Jones has now played down the prospect of Lijnders replacing Klopp.

The reporter, writing on CaughtOffside, doesn’t believe “there’s any chance Lijnders will get the top job at this stage”.

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Although Jones stresses that Lijnders is a “big figure” at Liverpool and his coaching credentials are “excellent”, he suggested that the Dutchman isn’t quite ready to make that step yet.

“There has again been some talk of Pep Lijnders being an option to replace Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager, but I would take that talk with a hefty pinch of salt,” Jones wrote on CaughtOffside.

“I don’t think there’s any chance Lijnders will get the top job at this stage, and nor should he either.

“If we are questioning the experience of Xabi Alonso, Ruben Amorim or Roberto De Zerbi, then we have to do the same with Lijnders, whose senior managerial career amounts to a few months at NEC Nijmegen.

“There’s no question that he is a big figure, day-to-day, at Liverpool, and his coaching credentials are excellent.

“But I think even he would accept that if he is looking to re-start his career as a head coach, he needs to go and prove himself elsewhere before stepping into the big job on Merseyside.

“I expect to see him in the dugout somewhere next season, just not at Anfield.”

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Lijnders is a great coach, there is no doubt about that, but him becoming permanent manager at Liverpool might be a step too far at this stage.

Most of the 41-year-old’s experience so far has been as an assistant, save for a four-and-a-half month spell at NEC Nijmegen back in 2018.

Lijnders has been linked with Ajax, which would be a great role for him to cut his teeth at managerial level and make a name for himself as a head coach.

Considering what a big job it’ll be to replace the legendary Klopp, the next manager needs to have experience of doing well in a huge league and winning major trophies.

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Darwin Nunez injury update as Jurgen Klopp ‘informed’ when Liverpool striker will return to action
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Published 20th Mar 2024, 17:06 GMT

Darwin Nunez is expected to be fit for Liverpool’s next fixture, reports suggest.

The striker suffered a hamstring issue in the Reds’ 4-3 loss against Manchester United in the FA Cup quarter-finals last Sunday. As a result, Nunez pulled out of Uruguay’s squad for games against the Basque Country and the Ivory Coast during the international break.

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Jurgen Klopp was hopeful that the former Benfica forward, who has recorded 17 goals and 14 assists this season, would not be sidelined for a period. Liverpool return to action when they face Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League on Sunday 31 March. They have a chance to move top of the table and put the pressure on title rivals Manchester City and Arsenal, who meet later in the afternoon.

But Uruguayan outlet El Observador reports that Klopp has been ‘informed’ it is ‘very likely that Nunez will be ready for the return of the Premier League’.

Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo also suffered problems against United but subsequently linked with respective nations Colombia and Holland. Liverpool could also see Curtis Jones return against Brighton, having been absent for more than a month with an ankle injury.

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OPINIONJurgen Klopp made major mistake as Liverpool left with nothing but regrets after Man Utd defeat
Liverpool had Manchester United right where they wanted them but let them off the hook in a dramatic FA Cup defeat

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Jurgen Klopp looks dejected after defeat to Manchester United during the Emirates FA Cup Quarter Final between Manchester United and Liverpool FC at Old Trafford on March 17, 2024 (Image: Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

The Old Trafford cup curse clearly remains strong for Liverpool.

But for all the talk of omens and portents meaning the weight of history was always against the Reds earning victory here – it would have been a first away triumph in knockout competitions against Manchester United in more than a century – it isn’t the past that has ended hopes of a quadruple.

Instead, this was an FA Cup quarter-final exit almost entirely of Liverpool’s own making. Several times Jurgen Klopp’s side had this game won only to offer United an invitation to force their way back into the tie, making it far more excited than it ever should have been.

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Sure, there was a dire opening quarter in which the visitors were strangely caught unawares by United going at them from the first whistle. But having gone in at half-time 2-1 ahead, for a good half-hour in the second-half Liverpool’s dominance underlined the yawning chasm of quality between the two teams that has been apparent in the Premier League this season.

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However, whether through lack of care with some finishing, good goalkeeping by Andre Onana or, dare it be said, a touch of complacency, the third goal didn’t come.

That’s when Klopp’s substitutions largely sent Liverpool backwards rather than forwards. Cody Gakpo was nowhere near as effective as Mohamed Salah, Conor Bradley had a tough time up against Alejandro Garnacho, and while Harvey Elliott could point to scoring the third he lost the ball that led to United’s late winner.

And the manner in which some Liverpool players tired dramatically during extra time will no doubt lead to fingers being pointed at the minutes totted up by some in the Europa League stroll against Sparta Prague on Thursday. United’s ineffectiveness in Europe this season meant they had a full week to prepare and ultimately it showed.

Indeed, this was, as Klopp later admitted, one game too far for a squad that, while beset with injuries – there was no Ibrahima Konate for this one – had somehow managed to keep challenging on four fronts.

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Of course, for Liverpool supporters of a certain vintage, there was nothing new in losing an FA Cup tie at Old Trafford in the last minute having led for large periods of the game. The memories of 1999 have long lingered.

But while they couldn’t really have many complaints that day, this time the overriding emotion from Liverpool as they made the short journey down the M62 will not have been disappointment but regret.

This should not have happened – even if history indicated it was a distinct possibility. There will be no more Wembley appearances for Klopp as Liverpool manager.

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Pundit claims Jurgen Klopp has made big mistake signing two players for LiverpoolPhoto by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images
Pundit claims Jurgen Klopp has made big mistake signing two players for Liverpool
Wed 20 March 2024 16:30
James Brooke
Liverpool’s summer business of 2023 has propelled them back into the Premier League title picture.

Having fallen so badly off the pace last season, four smart additions have put them right in the mix once more. Alexis Mac Allister has been superb recently and is reportedly privately seen as an amazing signing by Liverpool.

Ryan Gravenberch meanwhile has struggled from time to time but is still said to be seen as having elite potential by the club. The other two players added to the squad – Dominik Szoboszlai and Wataru Endo – have also been praised for settling in well. Endo in particular has been a surprisingly astute signing.

However, not everyone has been happy. Speaking on The Stand podcast this week, pundit Eamon Dunphy has claimed that both the Szoboszlai and Endo signings were mistakes by Jurgen Klopp.

“They found some very good young players John, I mean Elliott who came on and actually put them in front in extra-time, 3-2, superb player and they have found some players,” Dunphy said, referring to Liverpool’s extra-time loss against Manchester United on Sunday.

“I think he’s bought badly with Szoboszlai and Endo,” he added. “Now, Endo only cost £14m and he looks like a guy who cost £14m. Szoboszlai, no way.”

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This is incredibly harsh from Dunphy. If Liverpool’s signings have been so poor, then how are the team performing so markedly differently from last season’s debacle of a campaign.

The point on Endo is especially baffling. First of all, the Japan captain actually cost Liverpool £16m, as has been well reported. So Dunphy is wrong anyway.

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But Endo has at times looked like a player who the Reds could easily have spent three or four times as much on.

When you consider how good he was against Manchester City a couple of weeks ago, Endo could feasibly have cost anything. How many £16m players could boss City’s midfield as Liverpool’s No.3 did?

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As for Szoboszlai, well, although the jury has been out on him recently, he’s been a terrific signing overall.

The 23-year-old has gone off the boil as injuries have perhaps caught up with him over the winter. But by and large Szoboszlai has added a great deal to Liverpool.

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