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Good managers -- great managers, even -- can have poor runs of form.

Players can have good runs of form or bad runs of form.



It’s part of why Liverpool were so ruthless in the second half of games in 2019/20 after stalling in the first half -- Liverpool finished with 45 expected goals in the second half of league games last season; this season they’re currently on 29 with eight league games to go.



Klopp is in bad form.



Often, it shows up in one game: It can be Pep Guardiola overthinking a team selection or a manager failing to countenance the strengths of the opposition, betting that if his team plays their normal game they will win no matter what.

For managers, it’s more linear: They are good or bad.

Like Mané, Klopp is likely in need of a break.