‘Definitely’ – Benitez-era Liverpool icon has been talked up as a future Reds manager
‘Definitely’ – Benitez-era Liverpool icon has been talked up as a future Reds manager An ex-Liverpool player from Rafael Benitez’s time in charge of the club has now been talked up as a viable candidate to become a future manager of the Reds. DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAY Many of the standout names from the Spaniards’ reign at Anfield between 2004 and 2010 have gone on to forge coaching careers of their own – Xabi Alonso is the most prominent of those, with Steven Gerrard, Robbie Keane, Javier Mascherano and Alvaro Arbeloa also moving into careers in the dugout in more recent times.
Another former Red from that era has now been earmarked for a potential future return to Merseyside in a managerial role. Fernando Torres talked up as future Liverpool manager Fernando Torres is currently in charge of Atletico Madrid’s B team, who play in the Spanish third tier, and his former Spain teammate Fernando Llorente can envisage him becoming Liverpool manager further down the line. The ex-Tottenham Hotspur striker told Hajper (via Daily Express ): “Fernando Torres as Liverpool manager one day?
Definitely. He’s taken a different path to Cesc Fabregas. He has been patient and has preferred to start little by little with the youth team, gaining experience.
“I think Fernando will become a great coach because he had an incredible career, knows a lot about football and has surely been preparing for the right moment to make the jump. ” (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images) Want more Empire of the Kop coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trust How has Torres’ coaching career gone so far?
Torres has been enjoying a strong season with Atletico’s B team (known as Madrileño), who currently sit third in the league table and are likely to be in the play-offs for potential promotion to the Spanish second tier. His overall record with them (see below, from Transfermarkt ) seems modest, although the statistics would suggest that his side are quite difficult to beat and defensively resolute. An infamous touchline spat with former Liverpool teammate Arbeloa in a youth match three years ago shows that ‘El Nino’ also has a fiery side to him as a coach which betrays the finesse he exhibited on the pitch as a player in his time at Anfield.