Khad Jhum

@LFCApproved I understand your point. However, this coach has not yet demonstrated a proven track record of winning major titles. Would you choose someone solely on data, when people management skills are equally important? Data does not show that skill, and Slot seems limited there too.

Sebastian Hoeneß’s Stuttgart are one of the clearest tactical descendants of Klopp’s title-winning Liverpool, not in player quality, but in underlying structure and game model. Both teams built around the same core ideas. Control games through aggression, not sterile possession. High press. Counterpressing. Fast central combinations. Immediate attacks after regains. The resemblance is much stronger analytically than most people realise. Liverpool under Klopp were no longer the “heavy metal chaos” side by 2019/20. Their press had evolved into something more selective and structurally controlled. Stuttgart operate similarly: • aggressive first wave • compact vertical spacing • man-oriented midfield pressure • fast attacks from wide areas • immediate transition attacks after turnovers The biggest similarity is how both teams generate chances. Neither rely on slow circulation like Guardiola sides. Possession is a means to destabilise structure quickly. Both sides prioritise: • central overloads • third man combinations • channel runs • cutbacks • use of deep width • attacking before the opponent resets The principle is classic Klopp football, use pressing to create attacks before defensive structure exists. The possession profiles are also very similar. Liverpool’s best sides weren’t possession-for-possession teams. They were direct-possession teams: • high tempo • vertical progression • rapid switches • early forward passing • constant penetration attempts Hoeneß’s Stuttgart play with the same intent. However, the major difference comes defensively. Klopp’s Liverpool combined pressing intensity with elite defence: • Van Dijk controlling huge spaces • Alisson erasing mistakes • Fabinho/Henderson covering transitions • elite recovery everywhere That’s what made Liverpool historically dominant rather than simply entertaining. Stuttgart still concede moments of transitional chaos: • space behind wing-backs • overload vulnerability • back-post exposure • instability if the first press is beaten Very much the same to early days Jurgen Klopp but, Liverpool solved those problems with world-class athletes and defenders. That’s the biggest distinction overall. Tactically, the frameworks are surprisingly close. But Liverpool paired the framework with: • Salah + Mane elite transition finishing • Firmino connective intelligence • Van Dijk dominance • Alisson reliability • physical output across the squad That elevated the model from “excellent tactical side” into one of Europe’s defining teams. Strip away player quality and look only at: • spacing • pressing triggers • transition logic • attacking structure • tempo control …and Stuttgart probably resemble late Klopp Liverpool more than almost any current side.

@WilsonCoxLFC Easy solution Start playing good football or else it will go worse than today. 🤔 I think we can start betting how many will be left for Liverpool last game of the season 😂

#LFC 🔴 🚨 Same issue again today. Lots of season ticket returns aswell.