Although there is still plenty of time for Liverpool , they are facing some obstacles on their journey to find the next head coach to succeed Jurgen Klopp. Xabi Alonso decided to stay at Bayer Leverkusen for another season, and recently Sporting’s Ruben Amorim flew to London to meet West Ham officials instead of talking with Liverpool.
Liverpool cannot invite Alonso (left) and is also unlikely to welcome Amorim
There are still other potential targets for Liverpool to pursue. New sports director Richard Hughes is said to have contacted Thiago Motta, who this season surprisingly brought Bologna into the Champions League group in Serie A. However, Motta is also on the interest list of many other big clubs.
Perhaps Richard Hughes has found a suitable candidate after Amorim rejected the invitation, but Liverpool is still carefully hiding the information to avoid scrutiny. But there are many fans who think that the club should bring back a famous veteran who is making significant progress in the coaching profession: Former striker Fernando Torres.
Famous for his goal-scoring instincts when he was playing and his romantic appearance, Torres, who switched to being a coach, is a tough person and is quick to grasp the secrets of military management. After 3 seasons leading the U19 Atletico Madrid team , Torres has brought 2 championships to his team and this season he and his students won the championship 2 rounds early, far ahead of U19 Real Madrid led by his former teammate. Alvaro Arbeloa.
Atletico Madrid U19 has won the youth championship for 2 years in the 3 seasons Torres has led
Torres is considered by leaders at Atletico Madrid to have the potential to succeed head coach Diego Simeone. He is not only successful but also provides some quality young elements to the first team. Even Torres’ style has many similarities to Simeone. , the playing style emphasizes defense first with a 5-3-2 diagram, focusing on blocking the space in the middle of the field and when having the ball, quickly changing positions.
However, the intention of the big bosses at Atletico to promote Torres to the reserve team may not be successful when Torres himself decides to leave the club after this season. “El Nino” wants to continue to challenge his own abilities and hopes to at least lead a low-ranking team in Spain to gain experience, or return to Liverpool to work in the Anfield environment with the hope of be promoted to a higher position later.
Two months ago, Torres returned to Liverpool and spent time learning from Klopp before returning to Atletico. At that time, there were rumors that Torres returned to wait for the opportunity to be selected for the coaching staff of former teammate Xabi Alonso if Alonso chose to succeed Klopp, but it seems that Torres’ career direction has nothing to do with Alonso’s. .
Torres was targeted by Atletico’s big bosses to succeed coach Simeone, but he chose to leave after this season
Liverpool fans are therefore anxiously waiting for developments from the club, perhaps Torres will suddenly become the new Liverpool head coach or at least a member of the new coaching staff. There are also many fans who expressed skepticism after seeing Steven Gerrard or Frank Lampard fail in their recent coaching careers, but Torres seems to be taking small steps and if he is not yet leading Liverpool, he is ready to take over. lower league teams like Xabi Alonso before coming to Leverkusen.
Torres’ coaching career will be worth watching because he was not only a great player when he was still playing, Spanish football has produced many good coaches recently. Arteta, Iraola, Emery, Alonso, Lopetegui, Mendilibar, Xavi, Enrique and Valverde have become famous, Alguacil (Sociedad) and Arrasate (Osasuna) are leaving a prominent mark, and Torres and Arbeloa promise to have children together. road to success.
