In the early morning of April 29, Premier League giants Liverpool officially announced that they had successfully completed the renewal of their contract with manager Klopp. Although the Reds did not announce the details of the contract extension, according to the British media, this time Uncle Scum's contract was extended for two years, his original contract will expire in the summer of 2024, and now extended to the summer of 2026, in other words, Liverpool fans still have the opportunity to celebrate the championship in the next 4 years.
In more than 6 years of coaching Liverpool, Klopp has led the Reds to win the Champions League, Club World Cup, European Super Cup, Premier League and League Cup, and has been awarded the title of Premier League Coach of the Month 9 times, which is the biggest contributor to the Red Army's return to the top giants of the Premier League. In fact, in the years that Liverpool have held Klopp, both sides have given each other full trust, and the successful result is also a natural success. This experience is worth learning from their sworn enemy Manchester United.
Klopp succeeded Rodgers as Liverpool manager in October 2015, when the Reds were on the decline after a regrettable loss in 2013/14, with Gerald, Suarez, Sterling and others leaving, while Sturridge was plagued by injuries. That season, Liverpool reached the finals of the English League Cup and the Europa League under Klopp, but failed to go any further, and the Premier League finally finished 8th.
In fact, this record is still somewhat different from Mourinho's first season in charge of Manchester United, when Mourinho led the team to 6th place in the Premier League, and also reached the League Cup and Europa League finals to win the championship, counting the community shield, it is like a mini treble. In terms of staffing, Manchester United was also much stronger than Liverpool at that time.
The 2016/17 season was Klopp's first full season in charge of the Reds, when his biggest players were Brazilian midfielder Coutinho and Senegalese striker Mane, the rest of the players were largely unknown, and the backline was a group of sinkholes. In this case, Klopp sacrificed the "mad dog stream" tactic, using crazy rushing to make up for the lack of talent of the players. That season, robbing the rich and the poor became the most distinctive feature of the Red Army, with a record of 6 wins and 4 draws in 10 games against the Premier League BIG6, but it was not easy to lose 6 games in the competition with the middle and lower reaches of the team, and finally won the fourth place in the Premier League to enter the Champions League. In addition, the biggest negative impact of this style of play is that there are too many injuries, so that in the final sprint stage, Liverpool's bench is full of hairy guys.
In the 2017/18 season, Salah and Van Dijk joined, while Coutinho left the team for 160 million euros to join Barca. At this point, Liverpool have entered a second brand new stage, a solid back + sharp attack has become their biggest feature, compared with the front and back lines, Liverpool midfielder is a group of pure muscle sticks, the only one with a little technical content of Nabi Keita is also a quasi-medicine jar. For three seasons from 2017/18 onwards, the Liverpool midfielder was tasked with grabbing or receiving passes from defenders, then dividing them between Alexander-Arnold and Robertson on both flanks, and then watching the two full-backs rush up to complete the attack with salamist Salah, Mane and Firmino in front of them.
This tactical system has allowed Liverpool to win the Champions League, club world cup and Premier League titles, which can be described as outstanding. However, this successful tactical system has a lineup, that is, Dutch centre-back Van Dijk. In the 2020/21 season, Van Dijk was seriously injured in the Merseyside derby, and Liverpool began the toughest season of Klopp in charge of the Premier League, and the tactical system on which they became famous almost collapsed, and they would not even qualify for the Champions League if it were not for the five consecutive wins in the closing stages.
In fact, it was also that season that Liverpool brought in Spanish midfielder Thiago. This is the third phase of Klopp's tactical transformation, increasing the technical content of the midfield. Of course, when they first arrived, Thiago's integration into Liverpool's tactical system was still very difficult, and the two full-backs were accustomed to clean and neat scoring in midfield, and Thiago's way of playing with the ball under their feet made them very uncomfortable. Of course, liverpool's high standards of interception in the Liverpool midfield also made Thiago very uncomfortable.
But it all worked out perfectly this season, with Van Dijk's return to reinvigorate the Liverpool backline, Salah continuing to be in full swing, Mane, Diogorotta and Luitias plugging and playing, and Firmino, though no longer an absolute mainstay, but also diligently and occasionally surprised in his limited playing time. As for Thiago, saying that he is the 2nd midfield master in the Premier League after De Bruyne, no one will have an opinion.
Therefore, under the intelligence that the team has entered the third new stage, Klopp's contract extension with the club is also a matter of course. As he said after the renewal was completed, he could describe his current feelings many times, such as happy, glorious, excited, but it would be a new beginning. But in any case, Liverpool have achieved a revival under his leadership, which is an unquestionable fact, the club's unreserved trust and support, the patience and tolerance of the fans, the super tactical execution of the players, and the perfect integration with Klopp's tactical system, creating today's Liverpool. And this season, they even have the hope of winning an unprecedented 4 titles, completely on top of Europe.
In the more than 6 years that Klopp has led Liverpool to make great efforts, Manchester United has sent away Mourinho and Solskjaer as managers, and now Lonnick is only temporarily fighting fires. This summer, they will usher in the appointment of dutch coach Tenhag and restart a new round of heavy (folding) construction (Teng). In terms of financial resources, United can buy almost any player they want, and in terms of team heritage, they are still the club that has won the most top league titles in England. However, the sworn enemy Liverpool has achieved a revival, but they are still groping in the dark, liverpool this job, in front of them, they are not expected to copy.