No sooner had it emerged that Liverpool were in talks with veteran Jorg Schmadtke, and that the German had emerged as a surprise front-runner to become the Reds’ next sporting director, Kopites took to their respective online search engines of choice.
First on the Google search history - ‘Who is Jorg Schmadtke?’ But after that initial dive, there was something else supporters quickly wanted to know - ‘Jorg Schmadtke’s best signings’.
With the 59-year-old previously serving as sporting director at Alemannia Aachen, Hannover 96, FC Koln, and VfL Wolfsburg, the results were perhaps a little uninspiring. Sure there would be recognisable names, like Manchester United strikers past and present, but no-one that really jumped off the page as an elite success story, who would prompt excitement amongst supporters regarding Schmadtke’s potential Anfield arrival.
