It depends on your definition of “all time great.”
by tex29 (2020-07-13 11:49:29)

In reply to: All time great?  posted by CuzTeahan

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Personally, I analogize it to being in the hall of fame in American sports. If you make it to the hall of fame, you can rightly be viewed as being among the all time greats in the sport. That doesn’t mean you are among the greatest of the greats, but you would still be considered an all time great.

Klopp is a hall of fame coach. He is in the conversation for being among the greatest of the greats, but I agree he needs to win a few more trophies before I would put him there. But I don’t have a problem with saying he’s an all time great.

Team performance vs team talent needs consideration
by SixShutouts66  (2020-07-13 20:38:18)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Admittedly a great manager in any sport puts his players in a position to maximize their talent and keeps team cohesion amidst powerful egos. However, I've also seen extremely talented teams underperform relative to their talent, even teams that have won trophies. Jose can you see