re: Klopp is leaving Dortmund

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he forwards are worth talking about, because they haven't scored many goals this season (I thought Immobile would be a huge signing for them), but I think you're on to something with wear and tear in this system.

Klopp has tinkered with formations and lineups this season, which might be evidence that he knows his bread-and-butter isn't working like it used to, but hasn't figured out how else to use players meant to work within his system. He even remarked in his press conference that he was no longer the perfect manager for Dortmund.

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Thanks. I didn't know he had commented on it.

Some of that is a little concerning if you're a huge club thinking you want Klopp to take over a lineup of 25-30 yo galacticos you'll purchase.

It is certainly a good point about forwards scoring goals but I was intending more to say that the breakdown behind them may be much more the issue.

Against Juve, for example, Immobile and Aubameyang only touched to ball infrequently when the dropped to play little passes 25 meters out with a wall of defenders in front of them when Juve conceded possession. The press never resulted in getting these guys into open spaces, which is what they're actually good at.