You could point at numerous examples of people who’ve tried honing their skills here and abroad and still continuously failed as well though, hurting their reputation - Rooney, Lampard, Barton etc etc. Paul Clement who’s been at Real Madrid, PSG and Bayern Munich but has had a disastrous managerial career.
Gerrard could, plausibly, argue going to Saudi gives him more of a chance of becoming a successful manager to earn him a better job on the continent at a club that can compete for honours. While that would be bollocks and he went for the money, it’s something he could believe himself.
As I said, I’m not lobbying for Stevie to get the job. I’m just trying to play devils advocate.
You’re right but honing his skills and learning is what he should have been aiming for and quite simply he has chosen something else
Your only chance at getting a job at a club like Liverpool is being successful in Europe, otherwise it’s a no go and that’s the reality
For example, xabi is doing what klopp did, he’s knocking Bayern off their perch with hard work with less resources
That’s the pre requisite to be a Liverpool manager, beat a team with far bigger resources
We know the new manager will be handicapped by the owners, so that’s why it’s important to find a manager who can compete with that
Gerrard has to show that but he decided to not even try
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