Who is it? Klopp? Paisley? Shankly? Someone else? Stats Longest tenure- Watson (time), Shankly (games) Most wins- Shankly Most goals scored- Shankly Highest win rate- Klopp Least games lost/game- Klopp? Most goals scored/game- Dalglish? Least goals conceded/game- Paisley? Most 1st divisions- Paisley Most FA Cups- Dalglish/Shankly Most League Cups- Paisley Most Community Shields- Paisley Most Champions Leagues- Paisley Most Europa Leagues- Paisley/Shankly/Houllier Most Super Cups- Paisley/Klopp/Benitez/Houllier Most Club World Cups- Klopp Most trophies- Paisley IMO it's Klopp. The bolded stats are the main reasons+ The current team (over the past 5 years) being the best Liverpool team ever
Harder choice than people think to be fair. Shankly took us from a struggling Division 2 side and set the foundations for decades of success. Without Shankly god knows where we'd be now. Paisley took over the mantle, built his own team, then went about winning everything in sight in just nine years in the seat. Dalglish in his short stay first time around was also doing a fine job before the stresses and strains mostly brought on by HIllsborough imo, took its toll and he resigned. Klopp has re-established us and has probably built as good a squad we've ever had. I'd have to go for Paisley in truth just for the sheer ammount of trophies he won, plus the fact he did just about every job possible in his time at the club player, physio, trainer, assistant to Shanks then onto managing himself. All four though are absolute legends. 4 of the very finest managers youll see anywhere.
I did a search on best managers in general and found a website with a system I don't understand where Klopp was in 3rd overall. Some of their takes are wild though- Busby in 121st?
