The Mailbox floats an idea for Jurgen Klopp to recharge his batteries while Rafa Benitez steps in for the rest of a season already written off. Also: Man Utd and Qatar; Haaland; and walking away.
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Give it Rafa ’til the end of the season
Jürgen Klopp is clearly an incredible manager who has won everything with Liverpool. However it’s clear that the team is struggling to replicate the dominance we saw in recent years. Frankly, the season is already a bust, once Real Madrid knock Liverpool out of the CL, there will be nothing left to play for. Klopp himself seems to be struggling under the weight of it all.
For his own health as much as anything, I would suggest that Jürgen Klopp takes a sabbatical until the end of the season. It’s the sort of thing you see in so many other industries but is never seriously mentioned in football. This would allow him the time to recharge and plan how to overhaul the squad in the summer without the daily pressure of managing the club, hopefully coming back next season with an upgraded squad and a fresh approach.
Liverpool just need to find a manager willing to take over for a few months to see the season out. Someone with a connection to the club, who could quickly start to get results and is available… dare I say, someone like… Rafa Benitez?
I believe that this decision would be in the best interest of everyone involved and would lead to a successful future for Liverpool and Klopp.
The alternative might be that Klopp and Liverpool limp to the end of the season at which point he walks away, unlikely to return to the club. Possibly able to bring success elsewhere once he recovers.
Mike, Reading
Injuries the real reason for Liverpool slump
“Another bad defeat for Liverpool at Wolves puts the club in a difficult position, but what do you do if results are bad but the manager is unsackable”
So here is one of the headlines on Thursday morning….this adds to a good few ‘Klopp out’ mentions over this season. I’m really wondering why no one is paying any attention, or at least not enough, to the ridiculous injury problems Liverpool have had this season. Klopp is an absolute worldy of a manager, if you’re not aware of that yet then change to another sporting interest, this ones not for you. Rewind 2 seasons ago when Liverpool had literally no centre halfs for most of the season and had to play their midfield out of position. They lost 6 home games IN A ROW…
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