Sunday 22 January 2023, 6:30 a.m.
Jürgen Klopp is one of the most publicized football managers in the world. Since taking the reins at Anfield
On Saturday, Klopp completed his 1,000th game in charge. This is a very interesting number. with a normal human being which has an unusual career path with working “walking” not from How much do you “take the escalator” or “take the elevator”?
Started working in Germany with Mainz 05 when he took his first job at the age of 33 on February 28, 2001 or 2001, he led the army to a 1-0 win over Duisburg in the Second Liga game.
It was a confusing time for the club after Wolfgang Frank, who had been with the club for two years, was sacked on April 17, 2000. Mainz then became even more confused.
Dirk Kakuth took over the job until the end of the season and left the team, then Rene Van Derecken, the Belgian coach, came to work for just 4 and a half months and was sacked. The team gave Manfred Loren. Z temporarily oversaw the army until he got an experienced veteran like Echard Crotsun, who has overseen 29 clubs around the world, but he stayed with the team for only 3 months and jumped to take over the Tunisian national team. Some say that Mainz sacked himself.
So it’s time for Jurgen Klopp, a very experienced right-back who has been with the team for 11 years, has been in charge of the army since that day.
Klopp took charge of Mainz for a total of 270 games, followed by “yellow shirt” Borussia Dortmund 319 games and managed Liverpool for a total of 411 games against Chelsea in total. 1000 games exactly
To work for a total of 21 years and 327 days.
“I’m doing the work I love for the club I love,” Klopp said at his 1000th pre-match press conference. “I’m 100 per cent happy, that’s how I feel. from the heart is I never thought about these kinds of numbers. I never thought I would be allowed to be a manager that long, but I think it went really fast. You have to work 22 years to get there.”
“I was told this week that my 1,000th game was going to happen, and when I heard it, it made me think of starting at Mainz, starting at Dortmund. and start here At Liverpool… when you come in You never know how it will go. And I am really fortunate with how things turn out.”
“This number is really crazy. Now my beard is starting to turn gray! It wasn’t like that when I got here… I’m not sure if it was because of my age or because of Liverpool!”
“Reaching important places It’s a really big thing, I’ve been at 3 great clubs. which gave me the opportunity to do this job That’s what was going on in my mind.
He has won nine major trophies in his managerial career. That achievement includes the Bundesliga 2 title. when at Dortmund Including victory in the Premier League and the Champions League with Liverpool.
Klopp says he still enjoys the role. but explains the importance of learning from the challenging times he has gone through.
“Not every game out of 1,000 is good and not every moment is good. But for the most part, it’s going in the very right direction. what you learn during difficult times Is a football problem that you have to solve with football. In each football situation there is a solution. it’s like that And I didn’t know this before. Of course it took me 22 years to fully learn it.”
Klopp insists that, for me, this is the best job in the world. Not a relaxing job It’s not a job that has a lot of holidays. Or whatever, but I love it. I feel really happy. that can be done and has been done Because it’s the only thing I can really do. It will be a very peaceful life. If you are not or do not have to be a football manager. And I’m fine with the excitement, the pressure, the outstanding moments. and less good times This is part of the deal.
“Nobody wins all the time. I knew early So I don’t expect But I still try to make the team win as often as I can.”
Klopp reflected on the “magic” when asked about the advice he would give himself. After starting his official coaching journey
“In the beginning at Mainz, if we had lost one more of those seven games, we would have been relegated. But we can win up to 5 games, it will be an amazing number at that time. because no one will remember that You play in the tier 3 league, which is equivalent to League One in England. If I were to be relegated that day with Mainz, my coaching career would have probably ended before it even started… Fortunately, it didn’t happen.”
“Coming to the job I have today. It was completely different. The guide must be open-minded, hard-working, observant, curious to look around. And try to find a solution to the problem that you do not have at the moment. But there will be in the future.”
“The most important thing is to be busy. Because you have to learn the game by coaching. It’s like playing golf. Just when you think you understand The game tells you differently, you have to keep improving. And that’s what I love most about work. It wasn’t boring even for a second. That’s the best thing you can say about your work life. It was the best thing I could think of doing.”
Jurgen Klopp explained how he worked. It’s completely different from when it started 22 years ago, because the world has changed completely.
“When I started as a manager, of course, the world didn’t have smartphones, much less information. I had to analyze games from DVDs. When you want to know the outside world’s thoughts, you’ll have to inquire or read the newspaper. It’s quite easy to avoid criticism, so it’s no surprise that my generation and even you. Only cares about the opinions of people who really care about you.”
“We are now in the age of social media. oh my God!!! The truth is that Everyone without expertise has an opinion. Look back on the days when you wrote a letter to the newspaper and you won’t get any of these ideas published.”
“The best advice from a 55 year old like me….don’t care too much about the outside world. but know how to work hard.”
…The path of man is crooked and straight. Klopp’s inaugural year in coaching didn’t pay much attention to him, as Liverpool were on their way to a ‘cup treble’ before it could be achieved under the late Gerard Houllier.
Klopp, on the other hand, has accomplished his job as well. When leading the team to win 6 out of the first 7 games before leading the team to survive relegation successfully according to the goal With only 3 points above the relegated team
With an aggressive team management style, it is known as counter-pressing, gegen-pressing or heavy metal football.
With a unique style bursting with color on the sidelines from Jürgen Klopp.
This is a living legend “Sai Pan” consultant………….
Interesting stats for Klopp
Klopp has managed three football teams: Mainz 270, Dortmund 319 and Liverpool 411.
– The top 3 Klopp managers who manage the most duels are 1. Pep Guardiola, total 27 games, 11 wins, 7 draws, 9 losses, 2. Dieter Hecking, 21 games, 11 wins, 5 draws. lost 5,
3. Thomas Tuchel 19 games win 9 draw 7 lose 3 and Thomas Schaff 19 games win 9 draw 3 lose 7
– Players who made the most appearances for Klopp: 1. Roberto Firmino 341 games, 2. James Milner 301 games, 3. Jordan Henderson, Mohamed. Salah and Neven Subotic 282 each (pre-match statistics against Chelsea)
– Players who scored the most goals for Klopp: 1. Mohamed Salah 173 goals in 282 games, 2. Sadio Mane 120 goals in 269 games, 3. Roberto Fir. Mino 107 goals from 341 matches, 4. Robert Lewandowski 103 goals from 187 matches and 5. Michael Therk 59 goals from 164 matches.
– Throughout his time at Liverpool, there were 4 games in which Klopp was not on the field.
Missed the game against Sunderland in 2016 with appendicitis, with Zeljko Buvac taking over as replacement.
2019 League Cup game against Aston Villa due to taking charge of the first team to compete in the Club World Championship, Neil Critchley was in charge instead.
2020 FA Cup replay against Shrewsbury, replaced by Neil Critchley at the break.
The Premier League game drew Chelsea 2-2 years ago due to the risk of being infected with COVID.
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