Klopp: Bring the Noise - Softcover

Raphael Honigstein

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0224100742 ISBN 13: 9780224100748

Publisher: Random House Uk, 2017

Synopsis

Jürgen Klopp's coaching career began in the German second tier at the unfashionable club of FSV Mainz 05, whom he steered to the Budesliga for the first time in forty-one years. In 2008, he joined Borussia Dortmund, where he achieved back-to-back league titles and took the club to the UEFA Champions League final. He left Germany for one of the England's most challenging jobs: to manage Liverpool, a once-mighty club that had not managed sustained success since the 1980s.

It was not a task for the fainthearted. Anfield, Liverpool's home, is a temple to flamboyant attacking soccer powered by passion. In Klopp, Liverpool finally found a manager who embodied the essence of the club. Klopp is dynamic, expressive, restless, driven-he feels every move and play, every tactical shift, every contact on the field. His eyes betray a wild ecstasy and agony as his team thrives or falls. His game plan demands relentless commitment-the famous gegenpress-and he is one of the great personal motivators in all sport.

Raphael Honigstein, author of Das Reboot and Budesliga correspondent for the Guardian, has interviewed Klopp and followed his career since his early years, and better than anyone knows how to "bring the noise" to his subject.

About this title

About the Author

Raphael Honigstein is the UK's top expert on German football. He is a columnist for the Guardian and ESPN, writes for Suddeutsche Zeitung in Germany and appears as a pundit for BT Sport and ESPN as well as Sky in Germany. He is also a regular fixture on the Guardian's award-winning podcast, Football Weekly. His first book, Englischer Fussball, was shortlisted for Football Book of the Year and his latest book is Das Reboot: How German Football Reinvented Itself and Conquered the World.

Review

"He's the star of the team...when you think of Liverpool, you think of Jurgen Klopp" -- Jamie Carragher "Fascinating... There are plenty of revealing moments in the book that makes it a must-read for any fan of Klopp and his gegenpressing football" -- Alex Kebie * TEAMTalk * "Recommended reading for all Reds fans - all football fans, even. It's a cracking read, a detailed look at Klopp's career and life, featuring standout interviews with a number of key figures past and present" -- Neil Jones * Daily Post * "Excellent" * Daily Mail * "[A] sophisticated biography... Honigstein draws a vivid picture of a compelling personality" -- Huw Richards * When Saturday Comes *

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House Uk
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0224100742
• ISBN 13: 9780224100748
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336