For Liverpool’s bitterly frustrated fans, watching Chelsea end a six-game losing streak by claiming a thoroughly deserved point at Anfield on Saturday was bad enough. However, Monday’s news that the Blues are now exploring a deal to appoint Xabi Alonso as their next permanent boss has come as an even bigger blow to a set of supporters struggling to see any light at the end of the tunnel right now.Alonso was meant to be the solution to all of Liverpool’s problems, the former Kop idol who’d marked himself out as one of the brightest young tacticians in the game by leading Bayer Leverkusen to an undefeated double.The classy Spaniard had been the fans’ first-choice to succeed Jurgen Klopp as coach back in 2024; since the turn of the year, though, he was considered the only possible option to replace Arne Slot at the helm. Consequently, the revelation that the Reds aren’t even in the running for Alonso is as mystifying as the club’s intention to stick with Slot for another season…
