Next Liverpool Head Coach

Whoever it is, I just hope that they do a better due diligence on him than they did with Slot. I doubt that everything that came to light since the announcement are traits that Slot exhibited only at Liverpool, and you have to wonder how none of it was flagged two years ago.

There is no sure thing, even Enrique would be a roll of the dice, but this time the room for error is even smaller. If they get this wrong, we are going to be screwed for the foreseeable future.

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Bit of a controversy here so keep it on the low. Apparently Rosemary, the laundry lady, found it in Hughes suit when it went to be dry cleaned. Actual image of the list below :backhand_index_pointing_down:

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Pierre Sage … never heard of this guy. Why is he being touted I wonder?

I don’t want him either.

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He seems very hands on

Btw, I think it’s nice to hear that he likes living in a coastal town with his family, etc.

I read that he and his family were very well integrated into the Bournemouth community—doing a lot of cycling along the coast, and so on.

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Just one thing I notice from improvements I’m trying to make to myself as a coach is that even though he’s intense and driving this session you can hear that everything he is saying is a positive. He’s not criticising anyone for doing things wrong he is praising them for doing it right. That’s something I try and do but can certainly be better at.

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https://x.com/SkySportsPL/status/1984923689045967317

Some bits about the playing and coaching style

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Yeah it’s especially important coaching young players. I’ve got it with my u10 cricketers. One lad, a strong player especially for this age, really drops his head when things don’t go as he’d like and it’s notable how important encouraging feedback is in ensuring he keeps his composure.

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I hope they still take a close look at Sebastian Hoeness, provided they haven’t made a final decision yet. Aside from playing attractive football, he would at least have the advantage of possessing more experience in European football (Champions League, etc.)

That’s the one point where I actually have some doubts about Iraola, to be honest.

https://x.com/Simon_Hughes__/status/2060990837748641951

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I didn’t realize Semenyo had so many failed trials. Funny to think he was at Swindon, I also had a trial for them and wasn’t offered a contract (they wanted me to come back but I didn’t do it because I felt I was by far the worst player).

Damn maybe I should have kept trying :joy:

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https://x.com/lequipe/status/2060987599565545620

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Got rid of egos. Developed a brilliant young squad. Has improved all of them, the longstanding players and those they spent money on. His teams play great football. Seems a great person and clearly has close bonds with players and fans

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All on a meagre budget as well. What’s not to like..

Put an article about him in the Slot thread:

I can see why Edwards would want to take a look at him, as I guess birds of a quiet, nerdy feather flock together lol.

But for me we don’t need another low-key deep-thinker at this stage, we need to bring back some swagger and attacking mentality, so Iraola is still the guy for me.

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My mate did a load of SFA courses on how to help kids in youth football,
(his lad was a youth team player at a SPL club),

One thing that stuck in his mind was learning that kids dread travelling home in their parents car after a game, specially if the kid has made a mistake or not played well.

The parent will tell the kid were he went wrong and highlight any errors, instead of talking about the positives

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Did the buy them though or the club?

The squad he has now isnt like Mbappe and Neymar either. Not those types of egos. For me he“s got comfortably the best squad and they still only beat Arsenal on penalties after their goal was a penalty.

Did you mean to reply to and argue with yourself?

Gollum moment or forgetting to log into another user account?

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haah im still new to the forum, give me a break!

I dont know how to edit it to reply to the right person either :smiley:

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i read that the squad he has now isnt like Mbappe and Neymar either. Not those types of egos.

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