Klopp, the heavyweight coach who dreamed of being James Bond, becomes a millennium and threatens Real Madrid

The kid who dreamed of being as intrepid as

's resilience

becomes a millennial trainer.

(Stuttgart, Germany, June 16, 1967), who captivates with his funny nature, his social commitment and the right dose of histrionics, is already a symbol of the Anfield crowd.

coach

will lead his 1,000th game.

will pay tribute to him at Liverpool-Chelsea (1:30 p.m.).

The German is an emblem of the Premier League and at 56 he is on his way to joining the list of coaches with more extensive careers.

is the leader of the ranking, with 2,155 matches.

reached 1,701 and

1,638.

, with whom they will meet in the round of 16 of the Champions League, is the 18th classified, with 1,254 matches.

Klopp, champion of the vertical and aggressive game, is at odds with vulgarity.

He is brave, ironic and does not shy away from dialectical confrontation.

and

already suffered their darts.

«Wenger likes to have the ball, give passes, it is like an orchestra.

But it's a silent song.

I like

more , I always want noise », he said shortly after consolidating himself in the Premier.

The German made his debut with the

at the start of the 2015-16 season and since then has accumulated 410 games.

Before his arrival in the British Isles, he stood out for seven seasons at

, with 319 games.

The German began his journey on the bench on February 27, 2001, in modest

: 270 appointments.

His record includes a total of 538 games won, 239 tied and 222 lost.

The overall winning average is 53.9%.

A percentage lower than that harvested in Liverpool, with 60.7%: 249 wins, 92 draws and 69 losses.

A few digits that illustrate a splendid service sheet.

With Mainz he rose to the first German category.

With Borussia Dortmund he won two consecutive Bundesliga titles: 2010-11 and 2011-12 and was runner-up in the Europa League in 2013. Between 2019 and 20 he signed some memorable records with Liverpool: the

, the Premier League (first title of the reds 30 years later), the European Super Cup and the 2019 Club World Cup.

The Normal One

, voted best coach in 2019 and 2020, is a charismatic guy.

Very imaginative.

During his school years, he enrolled in a drama school.

He is married to

, a writer of children's fiction novels.

He was a talentless soccer player who soon understood that his future was off the field, as a strategist and group cheerleader.

«I never managed to take to the field what was going through my head.

.

The result was that I played in the second division », he stressed after his retirement as a footballer, in the spring of 2001.

Raised in a Catholic family, he wanted to be a doctor, but his academic notes did not support him and he had to settle for a degree in Sports Sciences.

He recognizes that cinema is inherent to his personal and professional growth.

«I am very inspired by the movies and when I need to motivate my boys, I always turn to Rocky Balboa.

In my opinion,

.

If you see one of those movies and you don't want to climb to the top of a mountain, then there is something wrong with you.

For me, football is the only thing more inspiring than cinema.

You wake up in the morning and the magic is real.

You really knock out

», Explains a coach who had no problem speaking out against the World Cup in Qatar.

He understands soccer as an integrating element, alien to business and politics.

"Some people ask me why I always smile.

Sometimes I smile after a loss.

I do this because when my son was born I realized that football is not a matter of life and death.

We are not saving lives.

Football should not spread misery and hatred, but inspiration and joy, especially for children.

Word of a millennial technician.

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