In a comforting way, Ange Postecoglou is just the boy next-door. Pep left home early; Wenger is too haughtily academic, even in his relaxed moments.José’s been defeated by his grumpiness; Thomas Tuchel is fascinating but finally disqualified from boy-next-door status by a vague air of the nerd. Gareth Southgate is the boy-next-door that sort of wants to be one of the boys, so is confusing. Only Jurgen Klopp cuts the mustard here. Maybe it will be the boys-next-door that will be wrestling for the league in a couple of month’s time? Donate to The Luke Alfred Show on Patreon.Get full written episodes of the show a day early on Substack.Check out The Luke Alfred Show on YouTube and Facebook.