Of course, it was again dramatically, what else? And of course, was Jürgen Klopp at 3: 3 in the top game against Arsenal at least as the focal point as the team his Liverpool who had equalized just before the end and sent the stadium at Anfield to the quake. Klopp clenched his hands into fists, rushed madly down the line and just screamed it all out. The tension, criticism, doubt. Liverpool had taken just one point, but a damned important.
The duel with Arsenal was a mirror image of the previous season, in the heaven and hell for the coach always lie close together. On Sunday represents Klopp already the next explosive game of the match against Manchester United. A real firecracker, appropriately for the anniversary. Because then the German has 100 days in office at Liverpool.
Athletic were these first months the purest roller coaster ride for the 48-year-olds. The trial period in which the new, everything looks alone and is considered by colleagues with a lot of goodwill, fell out anyway. “The normal one” was often times to “The angry one”.
In Germany germinated given the streaky Premier League record (five wins, four draws, four defeats) already first doubts about the England adventure of success coach on. Very different on the island. They are still excited about the new from Germany. “The fans love him, the media also, because he is so funny,” says author Paul Tomkins, who analyzed the association for years. “He has intelligence, charisma and passion. A mixture containing only winners.”
“He still has a lot to learn about English football”
From the charism of Swabia the Englishman already received a few samples. Immediately after his arrival at the Merseyside he went with his wife Ulla one evening in a pub, and mingled with the people. From a nine year old he settled in “Scouse” teaching, the hard-to-understand Scouse. And at Christmas, he convinced the traditional charity visit to the clubs with its authentic nature the patients and nurses at Children’s Hospital Alder Hey.
This is one side of his charisma. The other side is his Wutgesicht, the lamentation and gnashing of teeth. He zoffte with fellow coaches, pointed over motivated journalists in their place and rüffelte viewers, because who had prematurely left the stadium. With his direct speech, he shakes awake phlegmatic fans, bringing steam into the club. Most recently, he even complained about the modus operandi in the host country. “There are just too many games,” said Klopp, given the high-speed operation in England, the almost every three days calls for a competition.
Prompt came a sideswipe of Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger. A coach can not always complain about too many games, said the Frenchman, after the clubs had enough money to increase their squad. He said it very diplomatically, but it was clear who and who’s master student.
“He still has a lot to learn about English football” also says Liverpool expert Tomkins, “but I’m a world-class coach, the fast evolving, rather than a mediocre coach who knows the Premier League well.”
Klopp applies in England tactics pioneered
Better than in the league it ran for Klopp in the Europa League and in the League Cup, where the “Reds “the end of January to the finals to play – the first title so is within reach. But the team walks with a cane. At times, counted the medical department 13 ailing players, many of them with muscle injuries, what Klopp again earned criticism of his training methods.
The fact that the plight of all in January tapers, is important because it is in England traditionally the month, where the legs are heavy because the Premier League clubs additionally have to play in the FA Cup and the lack of winter break takes its toll. In addition, the Premier League is currently unpredictable than other leagues, since everyone can beat everyone, and the race for good rankings is as narrow as rare. Even Liverpool still has all possibilities after 21 matchdays as table ninth. Up. . And downward
Hans-Joachim Watzke, Borussia Dortmund’s Managing Director, therefore quite sees some problems on his former staff come: “The framework for the current season are extremely difficult cometh thither -.. and must play, play, play ” The bulging schedule is probably for any foreign coach a challenge, especially if he prefers such an intense system, as Klopp does.
His counter pressing machine is in England celebrated, because it in the Premier League, a new style has arrived. But the weakness of this system gets its elf in particular against those teams feel that are very deep and long and high passes operate.
It is striking, that Liverpool conceded many goals after high edges or corners. This is evidenced by, among other things, the ratio of goals from set that is higher than under Klopp under Brendan Rodgers, his much-criticized predecessor. While this is partly due to many relatively small players in Liverpool’s team – not infrequently, there are six players under 1.80 meters in the starting line – but especially in the vote
Why Klopp on. Panic transfers waived
Also as far as the offensive efforts of the “Reds”, there has not been under Klopp little progress. “Both in terms of quality as in the even quantity of out played chances Klopp, the team not brought,” says Omar Chaudhuri, data expert at 21stClub, a London firm for sports analysis: “The style of the team has changed a lot, the effectiveness in front of goal but not. “
In addition, there are plenty of positive signs. So Klopp lowered, for example, the percentage of successful passes by the opponent by seven percent. These statistics include Liverpool lead even well ahead of Tottenham Hotspur at the League. Klopp counter pressing, the early Disturbing the opponent, is working. “This shows how much the play of his team now is different from that of all other teams in the league,” says Chaudhuri. The statistician believes that Klopp on the coach in the Premier League may have long-term major impact. But for that he needs in the short term success.
Nevertheless, Klopp far refrained to panic buying in the winter break. He wants to give his players rather until end of season time to recommend itself. In summer he then has the opportunity to adjust the array and optimally prepare it for the next season. Then the clocks are re-placed at Anfield. Then Klopp has to prove that he can win titles even in the toughest league in the world. BVB boss Watzke has in mind no doubt: “Jürgen get the point, because it is one of Europe’s best coaches.”
That must also Alex Ferguson so have seen. The legendary coach Klopp wanted pilotage in 2013 as his successor at Manchester United. Klopp from says. “We talked. It was a great honor, but at that time I could not leave Dortmund. It was April, and we were in the midst of planning for next season,” said Klopp.
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