In a recent media interview, Liverpool's legendary striker Michael Owen expressed his deep concerns and worries about the team's new manager, Jürgen Klopp's successor. Owen specifically mentioned the possibility of Liverpool repeating the struggles experienced by Manchester United following the appointment of David Moyes as manager, emphasizing the huge challenge that the new manager will face when he takes over.
Owen notes that while the arrival of a new manager, the implementation of new tactics, and the addition of new recruits will bring a wave of optimism to the team at the start of the season, he doesn't think it will make a fundamental difference. He fears that Sloter (assumed here to be a generalized reference to the new manager, as the actual candidate is not yet known) will not play a style of play that is too different from that of Klopp-era Liverpool to immediately turn the team around.
Owen further analyzed the delicate situation Liverpool is currently in, emphasizing that the team must maintain extremely high standards and not let up. He mentioned that rivals such as Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea have all experienced a lack of consistency in recent years, and once they hit a low point, it is difficult for them to recover quickly. As a result, Liverpool fans are nervous about the future of their team, worrying about whether the team will be able to maintain its former glory or whether it will need time to regain its footing.
Talking about the challenges faced by the new manager, Owen bluntly said that apart from top coaches like Pep Guardiola, anyone who takes over Klopp's position will be under immense pressure. He emphasized that Klopp has not only conquered the city of Liverpool, but also won the hearts of the fans so deeply that his achievements are almost hard to surpass. Therefore, even if the new manager goes all out after taking office, he will inevitably make people feel that compared with Klopp's era, "it's still almost interesting".
