Former Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has explained why he admires Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.
The Reds boss has often been in opposing dugouts to Ranieri during his time at Anfield. Ranieri has been in charge of Leicester, Fulham and Watford in recent years, as well as Italian duo Roma and Sampdoria and French club Nantes.
Ranieri’s recent job was Watford boss, which he was dismissed from in January. He has been out of work since leaving his post at Vicarage Road.
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The Italian has spoken about what he admires about Klopp, name checking his tactic of playing out from defence. The Liverpool boss has often spoken about teams that play against Liverpool with contrasting tactics.
Despite admitting that it’s a tactic he himself does not like, Ranieri says he admires Klopp for using it at Liverpool.
“I hate it,” Ranieri told Italian news outlet Corriere dello Sport, when asked about the tactic of passing out from defence.
He added: “It’s true that if you get three or four passes done well you nullify the opponents’ high pressure and a chasm opens up in their defence.
“But to get that kind of precision you need players with special characteristics and not everyone can afford them.
“I admire Klopp’s Liverpool who habitually look for depth, they don’t stand there making eight hundred horizontal or backwards passes.”
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