Could be, he's also finish 2nd a few times also and reached another CL final (as we know) so there's the argument that so much success can have impact on other competitions.
Personally I look at him as the most proven manager out there without a question but he's nearing the end of his career and in Klopp I see a manager that might actually deliver for a long time with us. That 'legacy' option, where he wouldn't just win one but win many is the appeal for me.
Personality, I like both of them for their individual reasons and I honestly think that either will be accepted wholeheartedly by the fan base.
Echoes my thoughts mate, either will do for me and I will be very dissapointed if it's a different candidate who gets the job.
Ancelotti's record is top drawer and I suspect that he would attract some real quality to the club were he to come ie. I believe he could attract players that otherwise might not have come (without top four). I've always liked the way his teams play, he strikes as a class act and his players always play for him plus he knows the EPL. The downside is that he has had his success at clubs right at the top with some big budgets, often the biggest on their respective leagues.
I know less about Klopp but he would certainly fit the owners approach and strikes me as someone who likes to be an underdog and thrives on the tag. No mean feat to win a Bundesliga title when your name isn't Bayern Munich so to do it twice is pretty special. Also his pressing style is very similar to the one Brendan inexplicably abandoned over the past 12 months so the players wouldn't have too much trouble adapting.
I just hope this board can convince the man they want to come and that the man they want is one of these two. I really do. Not interested in De Boer.
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