Next elite manager

[Danid]

Arteta, Xabi Alonso, Ten Hag - Next elite manager?

[ace63zko]

ngl xabi alonso feels like the real deal

[Ivoryarund]

Xabi did wonders at Sociedad B, saw it livve

[ravenys8]

Doees Alonso stay if Real Madrid come calling?

[ravarys00]

Xabi Alonso taking Leverkusen to an unbeaten season is absolutely wild, his odds to manage Real Madrid next must be crashing.

[vynmia]

I remember watching Bayer's press after a tight win last season where Alonso basically drew the whole sequence on a whitebboard during the interview, the guy thinks three moves ahead like he's still pinging passes on the pitch. Arteta has the structure but Alonso seems to have that instinct you can't really teach.

[tyclyn]

Alonso's biggest test will be managing a squad full of superstars with massive egos, something Arteta had to learn the hard way at Arsenal.

[Ravmia]

I actually think Arteta is alreayd there tbh, he took a broken Arsenal side and turned them into title contenders twice now. Xabi's been magic but he's only done it for one season so far, feels a bit eary to put him in the same bracket.

[Larsnda]

alonso is clearly the real deal, I remember watching him coach that leverkusen midfield against bayern and it was like he knew exactly where the pass was going before it happened. arteta is close but xabi just has that extra layer of instinct that you cant really teach

[mikkevora]

honestly the thing that separates them is in game subs, alonso changes games before they go wrong not after, arteta waits too long sometimes. ten hag's biggest issue is he seems to overcomplicate simple defensive setups when all you really need is a holding mid that actually holds.

[Sophirelle891]

ten hag subbed off my favorite playr at 0 0

[hODiwUy9]

xabi got that aura fr, arteta close but alonso feels like teh next goat ?

[kaziozyl747]

Arteta is already there for me but Xabi has that rare calmness that makes you think he could walk into any dressing room and own it instantly, that’s the real separator at the top level