10. He Invented Rodger's Liverpool 'Pressing' Philosophy
Jurgen Klopp has built up a reputation over the last few years as being one of the most intelligent tacticians in football and his 'pressing' philosophy at Dortmund coincided with the German style replacing Spain's tiki-taka. The Reds' pressing style they established under Brendan Rodgers is a lighter version of what Klopp was doing at Dortmund. Labelled as 'gegenpressing' (where you press the opposition right after losing possession) the style has brought BVB great success over the last few years and was a key factor behind their Champions League success during the 2013-14 season. If Rodgers was the apprentice of pressing style then the master would be Klopp...