Xabi Alonso is again in Liverpool greater than 15 years after leaving the Reds, and it’s honest to say that the surroundings has modified considerably since he departed for Actual Madrid in 2009.
The Spaniard faces his former membership in a managerial capability on Tuesday evening when his Bayer Leverkusen facet face the Merseysiders at Anfield, which seems unmistakably completely different now to what it had been when he graced the turf in L4.
Alonso awestruck by new-look Anfield
The 42-year-old held his pre-match press convention this night, and he was awestruck on the growth of the stadium over the previous few years.
Alonso mentioned (through Liverpool Echo): “It feels nice to be again after a couple of years; t’s at all times particular. You discover the event of the membership; the brand new stand seems wonderful. For positive tomorrow is a giant sport towards Liverpool in a fantastic second. It can’t get a lot better than that.”
Anfield’s growth one in every of FSG’s greatest triumphs
The remarks from the ex-Liverpool midfielder will likely be appreciated by Reds followers, and so they’ll have totally delighted the FSG hierarchy, beneath whose stewardship Anfield has advanced considerably.
From a capability of roughly 45,000 once they took management of the membership in 2010, the venue can now match 61,000 spectators because of the rebuilding and growth of the Predominant Stand and Anfield Street Stand.
John Henry and co have made fairly a couple of missteps throughout their possession of LFC – the European Tremendous League fiasco, the plans to extend ticket costs to £77 and the furloughing of workers in the course of the pandemic have been horrendous selections – however the redevelopment of the stadium is a particular plus level.
Anfield ought to be rocking forward of kick-off tomorrow evening and hopefully proper all through the match as effectively, similar to it was on so many unforgettable nights when Alonso was within the purple of Liverpool as a participant.
