New Manager [Klopp Watch]

[Fredo]

Honigstein saying he'll (Klopp) be meeting the players some time at the end of next week.

[wavydavy]

The imminent arrival of the young(ish),energetic Klopp at Liverpool must really make van Gaal look like **** to your average Man Utd fan I've got a sneaky feeling they may be looking for his replacement soon enough.

[Liverpool]

ive had a punt on us winning the title at 100/1 I think it will either be dead in the water come mid November or will run to May

[Fredo]

A snippet from Honigstein's article. Link

In some quarters Klopp has been wrongly described as merely a strong motivator. While it’s fair to say he has relied on the expertise of his assistant coaches Peter Krawitz and Zeljko Buvac to underpin the effort exerted by the players in his brand of “hunting football”, Klopp’s ability to get complicated points across in a clear, uplifting manner has been key. The relatively young squad at Liverpool, coupled with the fact they are low on trophy winners, should make it easier for him to install his regime.

Things started to go sour at BVB after the historic double of 2012, before Bayern snatched away two important players, Mario Götze and Robert Lewandowski. As injuries piled up, doubts over Klopp’s fitness regime surfaced while opposing teams started to copy his tactics.

Klopp’s all-or-nothing approach continued to thrill, all the way down to the bottom of the table last season and then up again to a respectable seventh place but the relationship had run its course. There are only so many rousing speeches you can deliver before a team become deaf. It has been telling that virtually the same side are back to their spell-binding best under the guidance of Thomas Tuchel, who has slowed down things to make their style more sustainable.

At Liverpool, though, fans and boardroom crave the raw thrill of what Klopp has called Englischer Fussball, a 100mph tour de force with guaranteed action in the box. In Klopp, the Anglophile football romantic, they will bring in a prophet with a loudspeaker who is himself one of the converted.

[Shaggy]

A snippet from Honigstein's article. Link

**** me it's ridiculously exciting!

[Fredo]

Not sure on him and why I've extracted that snippett. I just hope we're not gonna play kick and rush old school English football. I'm just split on him. I like a mix of continental, tactical football. Slow, slow, then quick high tempo.

[Norbs]

He's going to make us like Wimbledon isn't he. The most English of English teams ever

[Fredo]

He's going to make us like Wimbledon isn't he. The most English of English teams ever

That's my fear

Though his Dortmund teams had a bit more flair to them I think and I doubt with the likes of Coutinho and Sturridge, he'll be able to play like that. For him to achieve that kind of high intensity game all of the time here, he'll have to have the players do double training sessions. Only Milner would be able to cope with that instantly.

[I, Ravel Morrison]

There's a question mark whether his brand of football can be sustained over a full season without a winter break, and it'd be answered in time, but his profile, energy and personality is a much-needed shot in the arm atm.

[Shaggy]

[ame]https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/651500585921957888[/ame]

[Phoenix07]

Ben Smith saying it's unlikely there will be an announcement tomorrow.

[Buzzo]

His Dortmund team was not lacking in flair. This lot beat Mourinhos' Madrid 4-1 in the Champs League semi final with Lewandowski scoring his usual 4.

Weidenfeller, Subotić, Bender, Gündoğan. Lewandowski, Götze, Reus, Hummels, Błaszczykowski, Piszczek, Schmelzer

[Liverpool]

There's a question mark whether his brand of football can be sustained over a full season without a winter break, and it'd be answered in time, but his profile, energy and personality is a much-needed shot in the arm atm.

for me its not so much over winter, but over 2/3 seasons? is his football sustainable I think not, but how many top managers stay in a job for a 'sustainable' period

[Bender]

[ame]https://twitter.com/janaagefjortoft/status/651501715485761536[/ame]

[Leyton388]

Keep an coming Bender. Every time I see a post of yours in here I'm expecting some Twitter posts. Getting really excited now. I haven't been this excited about a manager since Rafa was coming in.