Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen is nonetheless the one undefeated membership in Europe (Credit: X)
Klopp added that he is not concerned within the seek for his successor as that is to be determined by the house owners of the Merseyside membership.
Xabi Alonso is an unbelievable expertise from the brand new era of managers given his spectacular run at Bayer Leverkusen, quickly to depart Liverpool supervisor Juergen Klopp mentioned.
The former Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder has been linked to the upcoming opening at Anfield after Klopp introduced final month that he’ll step down on the finish of season.
Alonso guided Leverkusen from close to the underside of the Bundesliga to a 5-level lead on the prime inside 16 months. The 42-yr-outdated coach secured a spot on the German Cup semi-finals and notably defeated serial champions Bayern Munich 3-0 final weekend.
“Xabi is doing an incredible job,” Klopp mentioned on Friday.
“If you would have asked me eight weeks ago about Xabi Alonso, I would have gone ‘Oh my God!’ Always what I said, the dinosaurs if you want, Ancelotti (Carlo), Mourinho (Jose), Guardiola (Pep), maybe me, we will not do it – okay, maybe Mourinho – but all the rest will not do it for the next 20 years.
“The next generation is already there and I would say Xabi is a standout in that department… Former world-class player, from a coaching family as well which helps a little, he was like a coach already when he was playing. The football he is playing, the teams he sets up, the transfers he did, it is absolutely exceptional.”
Klopp added that he is not concerned within the seek for his successor as that is to be determined by the house owners of the Merseyside membership.
The 56-yr-outdated, who has had his justifiable share of achievements within the German league from his time at Borussia Dortmund, praised Alonso’s speedy however potent implementation of methods regardless of solely taking on the function in October 2022.
“How quick his team is that well tuned, for the time it’s taken, he’s put his proper stamp on it,” Klopp added.
