That's an end of an era for sure. Any football fan, even if not Liverpool fans, would appreciate the intensity of emotion that Liverpool fans would have for this situation. I agree with you that the real challenge is not to deteriorate in his absence. Hopefully his style has not be as self driven as Fergusson's and overall the club will continue it's winning ways. What a career to have for Jurgen though!
I guess rest of the season will go into rumors of who will be new coach. Do you think fans might want Gerrard here? (especially after his lacklustre record in Saudi!)
True. When Ferg announced his retirement mid-season, it had an uninspiring effect on where Manchester United finished that particular season. Maybe he expected the squad and fans to take the news as a motivation.
In Jurgen's case, it's hard to know what's going on. What I believe is that this announcement proves he's not making a U-turn to the decision. It's kinda worrying though because if we lose our next game, the media will drive a lot of agenda into that and this current Liverpool squad doesn't need any sort of distraction.
I like the question you raised about Gerrard. Do you remember the year he had in Rangers before coming to England and then to Saudi? If all these were going on when Gerrard was in Rangers, fans would be begging for him to get the job.
However, Gerrard's Managerial CV doesn't seem deserving of a Jurgen Klopp replacement. More eyes will likely be on Xabi Alonso who's currently flying high in Leverkusen. I dunno if FSG can attract him to Liverpool though.
It's a very tough time for Liverpool. I just hope what's left of our time with Jurgen will be memorable in a very good way.
Xavi at Liverpool would be quite interesting. Especially considering Pep is in ManC. Amen to hope that Liverpool continues being on the upswing.