Manager Rating No.4: The gegenpressing master and motivator - Jurgen Klopp

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Hello everyone, welcome to AF Manager Rating! You are invited to make your ratings for managers and the results will be released in the next rating. The third guest of our rating - Diego Simeone got 83 overall points from AFers and the detailed stats are as follows:

Now let's welcome our fourth guest - Gegenpressing master Jurgen Klopp!

Cast your vote from 6 dimensions - Attacking, Defending, Tactics, Discipline, Motivation and Mentoring ( 5 is the highest and 1 is the lowest ). The Final points = Total points of 6 dimensions /6 * 20.

Jurgen Klopp is a German professional football coach and the current manager of Liverpool. Often credited with popularising the football philosophy known as Gegenpressing, Klopp is regarded by many as one of the best managers in the world.

Klopp's trophy list as manager:

Mainz 05

Bundesliga 2nd Division promotion: 2003–04

Borussia Dortmund

Bundesliga: 2010–11, 2011–12

DFB-Pokal: 2011–12

DFL-Supercup: 2013, 2014

Klopp is a notable proponent of Gegenpressing, a tactic in which the team, after losing possession of the ball, immediately attempts to win back possession, rather than falling back to regroup. Klopp said that "The best moment to win the ball is immediately after your team just lost it."

Klopp is often credited with pioneering the resurgence of Gegenpressing in modern football and is regarded by fellow professional managers and players as one of the best managers in the world. In 2016, Guardiola suggested that Klopp could be "the best manager in the world at creating teams who attack". As well receiving plaudits for his tactics, Klopp is also highly regarded as a motivator, with striker Roberto Firmino saying "He motivates us in a different way every day", and being praised by Guardiola as a "huge motivator".

Klopp's emotional moments in Liverpool:

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