Liverpool appoints Klopp to replace Rodgers
Former Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp has been appointed by Liverpool to replace sacked Brendan Rodgers.
Klopp who took the Bundesliga title and also took his Dortmund team to the UEFA Champions league final takes over a Liverpool team lying in tenth position on the table.
His first match in charge will be against fellow top four finish hopefuls Tottenham Hotspurs.
Klopp has signed a three year contract.
Here is some stats for Klopp's Dortmund in his last season with them:
Klopp's Dortmund | |
---|---|
Rank | 7 |
Played | 34 |
Points | 46 |
Won | 13 |
Drawn | 7 |
Lost | 14 |
Goal difference | 5 |
Clean sheets | 10 |
Failed to score | 11 |
Goals scored | 47 |
Goals conceded | 42 |
Ave. goals scored | 1.4 |
Ave. goals conceded | 1.2 |
Biggest win | Freiburg 0 - 3 Dortmund Dortmund 3 - 0 Schalke 04 Dortmund 3 - 0 SC Paderborn |
Biggest loss | Dortmund 0 - 2 Leverkusen Mainz 2 - 0 Dortmund B M'gladbach 3 - 1 Dortmund Frankfurt 2 - 0 Dortmund |
Scored 3 or more | 9 |
Conceded 3 or more | 1 |
Scored 5 or more | 0 |
Conceded 5 or more | 0 |
Home matches | |
Played | 17 |
Points | 30 |
Won | 9 |
Drawn | 3 |
Lost | 5 |
Goal difference | 11 |
Goals scored | 26 |
Goals conceded | 15 |
Ave. goals scored | 1.5 |
Ave. goals conceded | 0.9 |
Away matches | |
Played | 17 |
Points | 16 |
Won | 4 |
Drawn | 4 |
Lost | 9 |
Goal difference | -6 |
Goals scored | 21 |
Goals conceded | 27 |
Ave. goals scored | 1.2 |
Ave. goals conceded | 1.6 |
delicious | digg