Oliver Kay has steered that Roberto De Zerbi’s character may work in opposition to him relating to the Liverpool job.
Jurgen Klopp is ready to depart on the finish of the present marketing campaign having opted to name time early on his Anfield contract.
The Italian head coach, at the moment in command of Brighton & Hove Albion, is reportedly on the Reds’ managerial shortlist together with highly-rated Sporting Lisbon coach Ruben Amorim.
“I don’t assume Premier League expertise is the factor. It wouldn’t shock me if De Zerbi or Thomas Frank had been on a shortlist and possibly they might be interviewed or possibly not, however I don’t assume they might get the job essentially,” the journalist spoke on The Athletic FC Podcast.
“We alluded to this, a variety of individuals have steered to us that De Zerbi isn’t the kind of particular person they might search for when it comes to a character standpoint, he’s outspoken and he’s hot-headed in some methods.”
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Character does matter to Liverpool
Liverpool have a agency coverage of no, let’s say, “troublemakers”, relating to the taking part in workers.
One would very a lot think about that this can prolong to the managerial search happening forward of the summer season.
That’s to not discredit De Zerbi completely as a candidate. Nonetheless, one may think executives at FSG may have raised eyebrows on the 44-year-old’s feedback alluding to frustration with Brighton’s possession (Telegraph).
There’ll undoubtedly be a transparent want to keep up Jurgen Klopp’s unifying method at Liverpool from high to backside.
In that sense, we shouldn’t be too stunned ought to we cross over the choice of the previous Shakhtar Donetsk boss in favour of extra settled waters.
