JURGEN KLOPP
Whileitisanythingbutadonedeal,
Klopp undeniably does have the sort of
The October 2015 edition of World Soccer
had barely hit the shelves when Klopp
was hired to replace Brendan Rodgers as
manager of Liverpool. A Europa League
final followed in his first season, but that
was just the start; over the following years
the German transformed the Reds into
one of Europe’s finest sides...WHAT CAME NEXT...
excellence. Always hands on, always
close to his players.
“A coach who keeps his distance from
his squad has no chance,” said ex-Mainz
coach Frank, who first encouraged
protégé Klopp to
take up a football
leadership role.
“These days
young players
expecta coach
to live with them,
talk to them, be
creative.Jurgen
does that very
well. He stands for permanent give
and take. He combines discussion
of the facts with emotion.”
Frank died two years ago, but his
thoughts are as relevant as ever.“man-of-the-people”
vibe that former manager Bill Shankly so memorably
exploitedduringhislegendarydaysatAnfield
Making his name...
Klopp barks instructions
during his time at Mainz