Former Liverpool defender Abel Xavier has spoken glowingly over managerial goal Ruben Amorim, whom he labored intently with when working in direction of their UEFA teaching badges.
The membership are denying any experiences stating a deal has been agreed with the Sporting supervisor, however he’s presently thought of the main candidate after Xabi Alonso dropped out of the race.
At 39 and having solely managed golf equipment in Portugal, Amorim has been an unknown amount for a lot of, and any testimony to what he might provide Liverpool proves intriguing.
And Xavier, who performed 21 video games for Liverpool and have become the seventy fifth Crimson to attain on debut, is aware of his nationwide compatriot properly and described him as a possible “main signing” for the post-Klopp period.
He informed the BBC: “I do know him very properly. We completed the skilled [UEFA coaching] license course collectively and Ruben impressed me lots. He’s very humble, discreet and has a really clear mentality.
“Liverpool’s philosophy was by no means signing the very best gamers on the planet. They’ll afford it, however if you happen to noticed below Klopp, they wish to have the very best collective workforce on the planet.
“I feel Ruben’s strategy may be very related. I performed at Liverpool, and I do know the precise mentality and id.
“With plenty of respect to Sporting Lisbon, I wish to see Ruben Amorim at Liverpool, and I feel he will probably be a serious signing contemplating the significance of discovering the right particular person after Klopp.”
Comparable Klopp qualities
At Sporting, Amorim has received one league title and two Taca da Ligas, and he’s on observe to elevate each once more this season – and he’s already mentioned he “can’t guarantee that I’ll stay” past the summer time.
The Portuguese has introduced success again to the membership, and Xavier’s explanations of his strengths aren’t too dissimilar to what Klopp injected at Anfield.
Xavier mentioned of his success: “At first, there’s a president who believed in him. He got here from Braga. At Braga, we noticed a right away affect as a result of with the identical squad, with the identical gamers, he remodeled the workforce.
“He modified the dynamic and he created empathy – and, in fact, a giant membership like Sporting Lisbon paid to have him.
“The very first thing this president mentioned was: ‘We imagine the cash I’m paying for Ruben Amorim goes to prevail and he’s going to create worth within the youth growth gamers and likewise get outcomes’. And he was right.
“Ruben is the kind of coach who have to be built-in within the construction with decision-making individuals. He likes to be concerned within the choices.
“We aren’t speaking about [financially], however the profile of the gamers.”
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