Klopp has been a very clear success at every club he's managed. Getting mainz promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time in their history winning two titles and reaching the champions league final with Burusia Dortmund and going on to win the competition with Liverpool along with delivering their first premier league title in 30 years. However, the German coaches had to bounce back twice in his career. With his stints at mainz and Dortmund both ending in failure. Following an impressive start to life in the top flight, his Mainz side were eventually relegated in 2007 and he resigned after failing to get them promoted again next year.
He then transformed to dortmund side which had finished just three spots above relegation before his arrival into one of the most feared teams in Europe. But by the middle of 2014-15 hurt by the loss of stars like Mario Gorza and Robert Lewandowski, his side were battling relegation once again. Klopp announced he would step down at the end of the season before guiding them back up the table passing the project over to another former main's boss in Thomas Tukel.
Having taken a couple of years to get his liverpool team up to standards, Klopp is yet to experience a true disaster at Anfield. Having led an injury-ravaged site to third place in 2021, reds fans will be hoping that whenever he does leave it will be on a high
It's mad to think that when Antonio Conte was hired by Juventus in 2011 his arrival was not universally welcomed. Fans of the Italian giants were generally happy to see the former captain return, following a disappointing season under luis del neri. But many saw his appointment as an exercise to appease supporters and nothing more. He was far from a safe bet. Conte had got Bari and Siena both promoted to serie A. But his one stint in the top flight with Atalanta lasted just 14 games. His first job at second tier at itself went even worse. Replaced by maliciosary after just one win from his first 12 games, Conte was then reinstated as the club faced relegation.
Despite taking them on a five-game winning run was unable to beat the drop. So, no one could have expected just how big an immediate impact he'd have back in Turin. Leading the old lady to the scadetto unbeaten in his first year. It kicked off a hugely successful 10-year period for the fiery coach. Winning another two titles with juve before performing similarly transformative jobs with the Italian national team, Chelsea and Inter Milan
When Pep Guardiola arrived at man city in 2016 big things were expected. However, he inherited a side which had scraped champions league qualification on goal difference the previous season and was in need of rejuvenation at fullback. Widely regarded as the finest coach in the game. Guardiola faced big pressure from the get-go and while he wasn't necessarily expected to deliver a title in his first season. He quickly became the target of English media when things didn't go to plan.
The axing of Joe Hart and siding o'cloudy at Bravo was also a disaster. With the Chilean keeper making a number of high-profile errors while heavy defeats to Leicester and Everton saw the sad shaky defense come under increasing scrutiny. However, the teething problems didn't last too long. Pep side lost just one of their final 17 games in the league and despite finishing 15 points of champions chelsea came back stronger than ever the following campaign.
Kyle Walker brought some much needed energy in class to back while Fabian Delph was utilized at left-back as Pep's ideas solidified at the etihad. Having been doubted in his first season, the Catalan visionary became the first coach to hit 100 points in the english top flight in his second campaign.
Another coach beloved in the eastlands. Roberto Mancini enjoyed two glorious spells of Inter Milan and Manchester City delivering three scadetti and two cop Italias and four years at the San Siro before winning the citizens first ever premier league title in 2012. However, his first managerial job was nothing short of a nightmare.
Hired by fiorentina shortly after joining leicester on loan from Lazio in early 2001, the forward hadn't yet completed his coaching badges and had to receive special dispensation from the Italian fa to take the job. He entered a club on the verge of collapse. Powered by Andre korkies's goals, Manchini managed to guide Laviola to 9th place and the Copy Italia defeating a strong power outfit in the final.
However, that summer the club revealed debts worth almost 100 million pounds and had to sell off key players in Ruby Costa and Francesco doldo in order to pay off enough to be allowed to compete in Seria A the following year. He eventually quit in january 2002 with his side in the relegation zone, where they remained until the end of the season eventually getting demoted to Seria C after filing for bankruptcy.
