How many Blades fans honestly believe Klopp could possibly have done what Wilder has achieved?
I suspect the answer would be "Zero"
Sorry. Under the right circumstances I think he might have.
Upon his retirement playing for Mainz 05, Klopp was appointed as the club's manager on 27 February 2001 following the sacking of
Eckhard Krautzun.
[24][25] The day after, Klopp took charge of their first match, which saw Mainz 05 secure a 1–0 home win over
MSV Duisburg.
[12][26][27] Klopp went on to win six out of his first seven games in charge, eventually finishing in 14th place, avoiding relegation with one game to spare.
[28] In his first full season in charge in
2001–02, Klopp guided Mainz to finish 4th in the league as he implemented his favoured pressing and counter-pressing tactics, narrowly missing promotion. Mainz again finished 4th in
2002–03, denied promotion again on the final day on goal difference.
[12] After two seasons of disappointment, Klopp led Mainz to a third place finish in the
2003–04 season, securing promotion to the
Bundesliga for the first time in the club's history.
[12][29]
Despite having the smallest budget and the smallest stadium in the league, Mainz finished 11th in their first top-flight season in
2004–05. Klopp's side finished 11th again in
2005–06 as well as securing qualification for the
2005–06 UEFA Cup, although they were knocked out in the first round by eventual champions
Sevilla.
[28] At the end of the
2006–07 season, Mainz 05 were relegated, but Klopp chose to remain with the club.
[30] However, unable to achieve promotion the next year, Klopp resigned at the end of the
2007–08 season.
[31]He finished with a record of 109 wins, 78 draws and 83 losses.
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