I just wanted to play football, but I became a Hollywood god

Dortmund has been in the leading position in the Bundesliga for the past two seasons, but before their current head coach Klopp took over, Dortmund fell all the way to the bottom of the Bundesliga from the 02 season. It was after Klopp took over that the Hornets Then he started fanning again.

Jurgen Klopp, nicknamed Uncle Scum, is a very capable head coach who comes from a "poor family".

He is called Uncle Zha because he is unshaven most of the time, which is very inconsistent with the image of a strict and upright German man.

It is worth mentioning that Klopp had never played in the Bundesliga when he was a player.

The difference between Klopp and Mourinho, Guardiola, Conte, Mancini and other famous coaches is that he is neither a well-known player nor a famous coach to guide him. He is a real person and relies on his own ability to work hard. .

In 1990, the young Klopp became a professional player for the German second division team Mainz and played until his retirement in 2001. Klopp played for Mainz for 11 years.

The Mainz club, which had a poor record at the time and was about to be relegated from the Bundesliga 2, was also in big financial trouble. Therefore, they hired Klopp, who had just retired, as the team's new coach.

Klopp's salary is very low, but he is very happy to be the coach of a familiar team.

At that time, the Mainz club's senior management only gave Klopp one request: work hard to avoid relegation and lead the team to stay in the Bundesliga.

But what shocked everyone was that Klopp not only made it through with a team like Mainz that had no big name or even a cynical team, he even won the third place in the Bundesliga and successfully upgraded to the Bundesliga!

This is the first time Mainz has been promoted to the Bundesliga since its establishment!
The fans in Mainz went crazy, and Klopp became famous in one battle, becoming the most watched new coaching star in Germany and even Europe.

Originally thought it was just a flash in the pan, but after the new season, Mainz quickly established a foothold in the Bundesliga, and even reached the middle of the Bundesliga for a time.

Klopp's coaching style has gradually been finalized. As a pragmatist on defensive counterattacks, Klopp is also unique in Bundesliga tactics.

Klopp's dominant tactic in the early days of coaching was often solid defense, and it was during this period that he created his own unique defensive counterattack concept.

This idea continued in Klopp's subsequent career. No matter when coaching Dortmund or later coaching Liverpool, Klopp was often willing to take the initiative to lower his profile when facing some teams that were weaker than his on paper. Thus adopting a more low-key and pragmatic defensive counterattack strategy.

By the 2007 season, Mainz had sold many meritorious players and the club's financial situation had deteriorated again. Mainz fell back to the Bundesliga. At this time, the Bundesliga giants Dortmund, who had a poor record, handed Klopp a handover. An olive branch came, and Klopp immediately chose to join the Hornets.

After Klopp took charge of the Hornets, he changed the Hornets' tactical style and continued to adopt his low-profile defensive counterattack concept.

The players of the Hornets are much stronger than the players of Mainz. Klopp's tactics are matched with the abilities of the players of the Hornets. The Hornets immediately re-emerge in the Bundesliga. Even the overlord Bayern has to avoid its dominance. Before the Bundesliga In two seasons, the Hornets defeated Bayern and Pharma, winning the Bundesliga championship and the defending Bundesliga championship two rounds ahead of schedule.

Klopp's formation in Mainz and Dortmund used a 4231 anti-counterattack formation, which is similar to the formation Adkins used in Southampton.

In today's Champions League group match, Klopp, who came to Anfield Stadium, still arranged his best 4231 formation.

The forward is "Polish striker" Lewandowski at the front.

Lewandowski is the well-deserved Polish football king. He combines speed, technology, dexterity, strength, jumping and other qualities required by a forward. He can be called the perfect template for a modern forward. Lewandowski not only has excellent His shooting skills, and his passing skills, passing vision, and even heading are quite accomplished. Especially in terms of connecting the team front and back, Lewandowski has an advantage. It can be said that Lewandowski is not only a forward who can retreat to the midfield to get the ball, but also an outstanding forward. Offensive finisher.

The three central midfielders of the Hornets are: "Little Rocket" Royce on the left, "Super Mario, Fatty" Gotze in the middle, and "Polish Captain, Kuba" Blaszczyk on the right .

During this period, Royce was already a famous presence. If not for too many injuries, Royce's achievements would definitely rank among the top ten in the world.

Not to mention Gotze. At his peak, Gotze could often perform more than one dozen games. He was a versatile frontcourt player with strong ball-handling and attacking abilities. He was once regarded as one of the top offensive players in world football. one.

Of course, what is most talked about about Gotze is his "big weapon".

The two defensive midfielders of the Hornets are: "Guo Degang" Gundogan and the younger brother of the German Gemini, Bender.

Gundogan is a player with a strong outlook on the overall situation, a high golf quotient, a lot of imagination, and a solid technical foundation.

Gundogan is good at finding the opponent's space in the blockade. This kind of ball is full of threats and has strong penetrating power.

Gundogan is also known as the "God of Tailwinds." Once Gundogan is unable to restrain Gundogan and allows Gundogan to have a tailwind, then regardless of whether the opponent is Real Madrid or Bayern, everyone will feel overwhelmed.

The reason why Gundogan's nickname is Guo Degang is not because he is funny, nor because he is short. Gundogan is also 1 meters tall after all, and the little black fat man can't reach Gundogan's mouth even when he jumps.

The reason why he is called Guo Degang is just because Gundogan's English name is "Gundogan". This word looks very similar to the pinyin of Guo Degang. Moreover, Gundogan became famous around the world during the same period as Lao Guo. The period of domestic fires overlapped, so Gundogan also got the nickname Guo Degang.

Another defensive midfielder, Sven Bender, is the younger brother of Lars Bender of the pharmaceutical company. He is also a very rare brother player in the history of German football.

Sven Bender does not play politely at all, but is very fierce. He is a sweeping defensive midfielder. He often runs all over the field and defends in a wide range. He can be said to be the anchor of the Hornets.

From the configuration of forwards to defensive midfielders, it is not difficult to see that the current Hornet offensive players are very strong.

As a coach who believes in defensive counterattack tactics, Uncle Zha also understands the essence of defensive counterattack - that is offense.

Defensive counterattack is just a formation. The core of this formation is to ensure a better offense. Therefore, the core of defensive counterattack is not blind defense, but offense. Since we want to attack, we naturally have to configure the best midfield and frontcourt of the defensive counterattack formation. Good offensive player.

Lewandowski, Reus, Gotze, and Gundogan all play hard roles in offense.

Gundogan is the brain, Gotze is the front engine, and Lewandowski is the spear.

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