KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum If Rafa goes...who would you want?

well Jol if i recall his time ..he was more or less quite shambolic as been Rafa to some extent these days...probably did good there but still not welcome at LFC

If Rafa were to get sacked (because let's face it he's not going to resign is he?) the there are really only 2 managers with decent enough credentials for this club - Mourinhio or Huddink.

Of the two, I think I would prefer Hiddink. He has shown himself to be able to manage not only internationally but also to instill confidence and cohesion amongst players - something we desperately need at the moment. Man management is not one of Rafa's strong points I dont think - the players have mentioned as much themselves.

Huddink's spell at Chelsea showed that he can be a motivating but dignified manager, and he really did manage to turn that clubs performances around.

Mourinhio is a good manager, but his antics and arrogance just don't appeal to me.

The shame of it is though, even if Huddink were interested, Rafa has got such a tight grip on the club, and the owners would probably not want to antagonise the fans any more than they already have by sacking him. It would also cost millions to pay compensatioj to him and all his staff.

I have a horrible feeling that we will have rafa for a long time to come.

you need to be more concerned at how long the owners will be with us for, cause we will be going no where regardless as to who's in charge

that is true. it's easy to forget that we have bigger problems than rafa at the moment. first of all i can't see none of the top managers in europe being interested when they know they will be handed very limited funds. and even if we'd get mourinho for example i'm not so sure it would be any better. he's a manager who needs a lot of money to succeed and if you look at inter today they're not any better than the inter he took over from roberto mancini...

There seems to be a blind fascination with foreign managers. Maybe it would be good to think outside the box a bit. I couldn't handle another Houllier or Benitez type. Egotistical, negative, all about my tactics and ranting to the media. Someone who can spot a good player and have a balanced positive team is what we need. It would be great if they are young and be around to build for the long term (Mourinho definetely out there then). After the Yanks/Rafa saga of the last few years the soap opera that surrounds Jose would be a disaster. Rednapp and Moyes prove that you don't have to be a foreign guru type. I'd like to take a gamble on someone like Owen Coyle who has done a great job at Burnley on a measly budget. He would be massive gamble I know but he ticks all the boxes mentioned above.

well we have no or little money for transfers, an average team with a few genuinely decent players and need someone who is a good motivator and can get results on a limited budget and get us to overachieve with the squad we have - David Moyes fits the bill, but can't see that happening lol

What about Slaven Bilić?

Hiddink gotta top the list IMO...

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