They say that only in adversity can you truly know a man. In which case, anyone watching the Bundesliga this season must be getting pretty intimate with Jurgen Klopp. Just like Brian Clough — capable of getting once routinelooking players to perform and win at the elite level, and packed full of explosive, colourful outbursts — Klopp is iconic in the rise and rise of German football. Jurgen Klopp's side have lost seven of their opening 10  games and are one place above the drop zone Arjen Robben scores the winner from the penalty spot as Bayern came from behind to beat Dortmund
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Jurgen Klopp's Dortmund sit in 16th place in the Bundesliga
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They are performing well in the cup competitions, but league form is awful
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Just like Brian Clough  Klopp is iconic in the rise and rise of German football
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Dortmund's best chance of getting out of this mess is with Klopp
Not only a gift to Borussia Dortmund and their remarkable support, the Bundesliga needs to calculate @placeholder’s worth to their marketing and identity.