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Jurgen Klopp will enter his 300th game for Liverpool with the best overall record of any manager in club history.
But as he reaches another milestone in Leicester, the last thing on his mind is his remarkable achievement of outshining even Anfield legends like Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Kenny Dalglish and Joe Fagan.
Klopp has a better winning percentage and average points per game than the all-time greats, including Dalglish, whose second leg in charge damaged his own imperious record, but the German coach admitted amid his team’s current downfall:
“It doesn’t feel like that at the moment, I can tell you.”
Reaching 300 games, he is the ninth longest-serving boss in Anfield history, and his 59.2 winning percentage tops the list, with Dalglish in his two terms as the next best at 58.27, Paisley 57.57 and Rafa Benitez. with 56.28.
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Klopp also has the best points-per-game record, 2.01, with Dalglish at 2, wearing a three-point uniform to win. His teams have also scored more goals per game than any other coach in Reds history.
But even though that record puts him at the height of the all-time greats, the Reds manager is aware enough to know that his past results count for nothing in the ruthless world of soccer.
“I know that my job is the present and the future and not the past. The 300th game is very important to me and the 1-299 game, not a little bit at the moment,” he explained, with a hint of exhaustion.
“We know that we are not completely disoriented when we talk about football. But we know that we have to be successful in the future. That is what we try.
“So in the first place, (the record) is not really important. That is something that when I am no longer here I will think about the time I had here, not at the moment ”.
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Klopp’s record at Anfield is historic. It would have been even more mind-boggling though, had it not been for a losing streak since Christmas that has seen the Champions win just three of their last 11 games … compared to the same period last season, when they won 10 of eleven.
That setback at least preserves one of Dalglish’s records, with the Liverpool icon winning 185 of his first 300 games in charge, while Klopp now stands at 179 wins after 299 games as manager, placing him second on the list. of all time who reached Milestone 300.
It is this painful career that caused the current boss, in a typically pragmatic way, to refuse even to consider his achievements or his records. Instead, he insisted that only one thing counts, and sent a firm message to his side:
“Even when I know why we don’t fly, I hope that we win more football games than we win. That’s what worries me. That’s it.
“I know what the situation is. I’m talking about the results in general. For us we have 15 games ahead. So many points.
“We will try and it is not about where the others will end up, it is just about us and we will do our best to have the best season from now on. That is our job. “
Klopp has some big decisions to make for the Leicester visit, with Fabinho ruled out for a “slight muscle problem”. And he must weigh the claims of new signings Ben Davies and Ozan Kabak on defense. However, the manager hinted that one might start.
“” A quiet person, both Ben and Ozan. Eager to learn. Great attitude. They really indulge in everything in front of them, which is what a defender has to do, they are taking great strides to adapt to the way we play. that is important.
“We still have a clear way to defend, which is important. If both were on the field, there are still nine players left used to what we have done before.
“Everything is fine so far. Now we have to make a decision. We have to change again because of Fab and now we will see what solution we make.”
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