Jamie Carragher believes the only way Fenway Sports Group can adequately replace Jurgen Klopp is to introduce a new structure, starting with a long-term sporting director at Liverpool.
The legendary former centre-back spoke to Sir Alex Ferguson in 2015 and convinced him that Klopp was the right man for the job. Last week, Klopp announced his surprise decision to leave the club at the end of the season, having replaced Brendan Rodgers in October 2015 after almost nine years in charge.
The German has won every top-flight trophy during that time and will have the chance to lift a second League Cup later this month when the current Premier League leaders take on Chelsea at Wembley on February 25.
Liverpool announced last week that Klopp’s backroom staff will also move in May, with assistant coaches Peter Kravitz and Pep Lijnders set to depart, while elite development coach Vitor Matos and sporting director Jörg Schmatke have also left Liverpool less than a month ago. they plan to leave soon. month. .
We have had short-term contracts for years. Carragher believes the current manager is irreplaceable as the Anfield boss said the club can find the right balance in the post-Klopp era by organizing the backline well, starting with a new sporting director following the departure of FSG Schumatke.
“Jurgen Klopp arrived at Liverpool from what is commonly called the transfer committee,” Carragher said. “Klopp came in with Michael Edwards and the team around him, some of whom are still here, and it was a very good team.
There is no doubt that as Jurgen has gotten stronger, so has Michael Edwards and his half of the squad. But when a manager becomes successful, he becomes more powerful and wants to have more of a say in things. I understand him perfectly.
