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[마이데일리 = 최병진 기자] Bayern Munich have placed Brighton coach Roberto De Zerbi on their transfer list.
Munich’s pride as a famous team was hurt this season. Munich is currently second in the league with 60 points, and first place is Bayer Leverkusen. Leverkusen are unbeaten in the league with 70 points and are likely to win the club’s first league title. Due to poor performance and failure to secure results, criticism towards coach Thomas Tuchel has intensified.
Ultimately, Munich officially announced it was parting ways with coach Tuchel last month. Munich announced, “Coach Tuchel will leave the team at the end of this season.”
As news of the manager’s successor is quickly announced, Munich is speeding up the process of appointing a successor. The coach Munich wants most is Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso.
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Coach Alonso played as a top class midfielder for Liverpool, Real Madrid, and Munich during his career. Coach Alonso started his career as a Juvenil coach at Real Madrid and was appointed Real Sociedad B team coach in 2019. He took up his post as Leverkusen manager in October 2022. Coach Alonso achieves excellent results with back building tactics and orderly forward-weighting based on three backs.
Naturally, interest in Coach Alonso is growing. Like Munich, Liverpool, who are parting ways with manager Jurgen Klopp at the end of this season, also want Alonso’s manager. Coach Alonso has fond memories of playing for Liverpool during his playing days, so he hopes the legend will return.
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Munich are pursuing Coach Alonso as their first choice, but if the recruitment does not go ahead, they have chosen Coach De Zerbi as the next best option. Florian Plettenberg, a reporter for German Sky Sports who mainly reports on Munich news, said on the 27th (Korea time), “If Coach Alonso stays in Leverkusen or goes to a team other than Munich, Munich will try recruiting De Zervi.”
Coach De Zerbi comes from Italy and is currently a tactician representing the English Premier League (EPL). Coach De Zervi has a style of controlling the game by making passing plays based on ball possession. He received high praise from coach Pep Guardiola for his excellent tactical response depending on the opponent. Following Manchester United and Liverpool, manager De Zervi raises his stock price by receiving interest from Munich.
Correspondent Choi Byeong-jin cbj0929@mydaily.co.kr
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