Klopp to Replace Rodgers at Liverpool?

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Posted: October 5, 2015

Updated: October 6, 2017

Brendan Rodgers was sacked by the club owners, and FSG could make an announcement this week about Klopp to replace Rodgers at Liverpool.

• Rodgers were second to leave his post
• Klopp favourite to replace Rodgers at Liverpool
• You can still bet on the German’s appointment
Liverpool’s owners ended Brendan Rodgers’ and his team’s agony on Sunday. After another uninspiring performance from the Reds in the Merseyside derby against Everton that resulted in a 1–1 draw, the board announced that the Northern Irishman will leave the club immediately. This will give FSG two weeks before Liverpool’s next fixture to find a new man for the position. However, it is speculated that they have already found one.

According to online sportsbooks in the UK, Klopp to Replace Rodgers at Liverpool is the obvious scenario. You won’t find bigger odds for his assignment than that Betway Sports offers. The sportsbook that is always up-to-date about the latest developments in sports, has 1.25 (1/4) odds for Jurgen Klopp to become the next Liverpool manager.

The reasons led to Liverpool sacking manager Brendan Rodgers

After the poor end to the 2014-15 Premier League season and especially the 6–1 defeat at Stoke City, Brendan Rodgers’ future was hanging in the balance. Though he was able to blame his assistants instead of him and got rid of Colin Pascoe and Mike Marsh to keep his job.

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After the new mustering phase in the summer, it was obvious that he had to start to deliver despite the departure of star player Raheem Sterling. However, he somehow failed to give the team a character. That was obvious after the first two months of the 2015-16 Premier League season. Liverpool were lacking character and lacking results.

Quite a few players arrived in the summer, that is true, but Liverpool had no distinct face. The impact of the manager was seemingly less than in it was in his very first two months of work at Anfield. Liverpool also struggled at the start of the 2012-13 season, but it was obvious that they were adopting a new concept.

Now nothing was obvious but the trouble they had, looking at the team’s display. It was understandable why Liverpool’s owners, the Fenway Sports Group figured that Rodgers is not the man anymore to motivate the players. He narrowly avoided to be the first manager to leave his post in the current Premier League season as Dick Advocaat exited Sunderland earlier on Sunday…

Ancelotti or Klopp to replace Rodgers at Liverpool

Carlo Ancelotti yelling from bench
”Why not use somebody who already has success in the PL, eh?”

One thing is sure for the coach who will take over Liverpool: he can assess the squad and come up with an approach that fits the best to the squad and the current situation. He won’t be tied by a “footballing philosophy” which helped Rodgers to convince the owners and which possibly caused his downfall in the end.

Some tinkering will be needed at the back, but Liverpool is currently 10th in the Premier League table, three points from fourth place. With an efficient and pragmatic approach, plus with the January transfer window to hire a decent centre back and a defensive midfielder, it could still end as an okay season. And there will be the summer to start to teach beautiful football to the kids…

Bosnian newspaper Pravdabl already reported that an agreement is signed by Klopp to replace Rodgers at Liverpool. This is interesting since the German’s assistant at Dortmund, Zeljko Buvac is Bosnian, so the media and online sportsbooks around the world gave some credit to the news. But it seems that they have yet to agree on things, so there is still time to place your bets!

Why is Klopp the favourite to become Liverpool’s next manager?

Jurgen Klopp to Replace Rodgers at Liverpool press conference
Klopp can be very pleased with his chances

It is no coincidence that Klopp to replace Rodgers at Liverpool is the obvious scenario. The former Borussia coach expressed his desire to work in England several times while managing Dortmund and also since he left die Schwarzgelben in May. His footballing concept is based on a similar philosophy to that of Rodgers’ approach, but he is much more pragmatic.

Klopp is all about pressing and fast, counterattacking football, which could be a good solution for a team that has speed and used to pressing but is currently messed up. It is also notable that Liverpool also used counterattacking with great success at some stages in the 2013-14 Premier League season, when they came extremely close to win the title.

Odds for Liverpool’s next manager


Frank de Boer Ajax trainer
When will de Boer finally get a PL job?
If FSG won’t insist on the ridiculous transfer committee they were implemented before hiring Rodgers and that also contributed to his failure, an announcement about Klopp to replace Rodgers at Liverpool can happen within days. If the transfer committee remains, Carlo Ancelotti or Frank de Boer seem to be more likely solutions according to the odds for Liverpool’s next manager at Betway Sports. 

The Italian is 4.00 (3/1) while the Dutchman is 15.00 (14/00) to become Liverpool’s next manager. Don’t hesitate, place your bets before the announcement is being made! Also check out our Betway Sports review to learn more about the quality internet betting destination!

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