Open Thread: April 21, 2025

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The Open Thread/Daily Merengue is a place where you can discuss anything and everything related to football. Feel free to discuss the topics presented here, or start your very own discussions! The Open thread will be posted every day by one of the mods you’d totally do a movie marathon night with: Valyrian Steel, Felipejack, Kung_Fu_Zizou (AKA KFZ), Juninho, Ezek and, of course… yours truly.

Of Course, There’s Manager Talk​

Real Madrid CURRENT manager situation:

– Klopp: Has fans at the club, but before contact, he has to announce he wants to return to coaching
– Pochettino: Someone at the club appreciates his experience to work with top players
– Deschamps: No contact
– Mourinho: Would love to… pic.twitter.com/lMjAEGuq0I

— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) April 20, 2026

But… Poch? Really? It’s been a while since his better performances. As for Mourinho, my heart’s got a special place for him, considering the amazing 2011-12 team but.. remember how it ended? I mean, Klopp seems to be prime candidate of those four.

And then, there’s this:

BREAKING: José Mourinho has OFFERED his SERVICES to Real Madrid. @diarioaspic.twitter.com/8uKTnXvTuo

— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) April 21, 2026

As for Those Rumors…​

Yeah, he ain’t coming back.

Toni Kroos: “I never considered coming out of retirement”.

“I always made it clear that my goal was to retire at Real Madrid. Many said that before me, but I wanted to fulfill that promise, for people to believe that my word meant something”. pic.twitter.com/bmbqTaSQmp

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 21, 2026

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