Why Xabi Alonso Now Feels Inevitable for Liverpool - And Why It’s Not That Simple
Strong numbers, strong connections, but one unresolved question still lingers.
Xabi Alonso appears to be the favourite to replace Arne Slot right now.
Make no illusions, despite what the ‘inside noises’ seem to proclaim, behind the shadows Liverpool are definitely preparing for change.
16 defeats already this season is a damning indictment on Slot’s reign and not even last season’s Premier League triumph will save him from his time at Anfield coming to an end.
Alonso seems like the natural option to replace him. He’s achieved miracles with Bayer Leverkusen, and he is a popular figure already on Merseyside.
Liverpool need someone who will knit the fans and the club back together again and Alonso would definitely be capable of that. Liverpool fans adore him and they will give him more support than perhaps other managers just because of his affinity with the club and what he achieved at Anfield as a player.
Why Xabi Alonso Is the Natural Fit for Liverpool
On top of that he is a revered figure. A player who many of Liverpool’s current stars will have grown up watching. Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong even worked closely under him. He will therefore have the backing of the dressing room as well – something Slot seems to have lost based on the evidence of some of the Reds’ recent performances.
