Jürgen Klopp

[Fosterbloke]

I remember the woman with the annoyingly slow accent on the Anfield Wrap talking about the Arsenal player's reaction when they learned that Sanchez had signed.

I reckon there were several smiles and fist pumps when our lads learned that Klopp had signed for us.

[I, Ravel Morrison]

What an absolutely brilliant interview. I usually hate those ****ing LFC.tv interviews, such uncomfortable, cringey questions but he handled it so well. He has such a natural charm about him, just a genuinely nice bloke who just happens to be a fantastic manager. He gets what football is, it's just football plain and simple. I found myself smiling along whilst watching his interview, like a prize prick

I thought the questions asked were quite decent for once. No 'where were you on 25 May 2005' claptrap. The question about the transfer committee was a good one in particular.

[Yozza]

Jurgen Klopp perfect for Liverpool - the city and the club - says ECHO Sports Editor John Thompson

Klopp's instant appeal is about more than his talent and sheer presence....

Not so much infectious - more likely highly contagious.

But the only health warning that Jurgen Klopp’s giant personality seemed to come with as he flew into Liverpool and stepped inside Anfield today is that this is going to be a rollercoaster ride with smiles, screams, laughs - and, yes, a few tears.

Whether they’ll ultimately be tears of joy or sorrow for Liverpool fans, we’ll have to wait and see.

But we do know this.

Never has a football manager arrived in this city to such a welcome of universal approval from either half, blue or red. It is simply staggering, fascinating to witness.

So why is that?

Well, he’s a hugely talented football coach with a proven track record in Germany with Borussia Dortmund, yes.

But that’s not the reason.

He’s the guy in the room at the party that both the blokes and the girls all want to gravitate towards, and spend hours laughing and joking with, being entertained by.

But that’s not really it either.

No, the real reason that Jurgen Klopp has been so eagerly awaited and is now warmly welcomed is because he is 100 per cent real.

A few weeks ago I asked one of the more senior executives at the Fenway Sports Group what he thought about Liverpool, the city.

He paused for a second then told me it was Liverpool’s sheer authenticity that especially struck home.

Liverpool, the city is real. We all know it. It doesn’t like frauds or pseuds, it sees straight through spin and polish.

Or, as I’ve always personally put it, it has probably the best bull**** detector in Britain….

That’s why Jurgen Klopp is being embraced with fervour by Liverpool fans in a city sometimes known for its doubting cynicism, at least sceptism, also.

Because he is real, too.

And he clearly, passionately wants to sweep away any thoughts of pessimism, any sense of negativity, among the fanbase of Liverpool Football Club. And it’s players and staff too.

His words are soundbytes, yes. A media man or woman’s dream. But they are also natural, heartfelt and clearly not premeditated.

He wasn’t afraid to call Fenway’s owners ‘cool guys’. He wasn’t toadying - he obviously, really meant it.

He looks cool too. Ultra cool. But not polished. or veneered He says what he sees and is urging fans to ‘believe’ that, with him, Liverpool FC can go on a journey to the stars. Or fall short in trying together.

Jurgen Klopp may succeed at Anfield. He may not. And it won’t be easy.

But he’ll likely take the hordes of smiling, excited Kloppites with him now every single step of the way.

Because they like the cut of his jib, his jeans. And his authentic personality is not only enormous, his heart is just as big, his smile just as wide. And that heart is out there on his sleeve, every second, it seems.

So he’s the ’real’ deal in the truest sense of the word. And you just can’t help but like him at first glance and be spellbound by him.

All in all he looks a perfect fit for the red half of a city that looks tailor made for him, too.

[Yozza]

"It's going to be some ride!" James Pearce on Jurgen Klopp's first conference as Liverpool manager

IF the football is half as good as he talks then it's going to be some ride.

Jurgen Klopp delivered a masterful performance on his unveiling as Liverpool's new manager at Anfield.

For 28 minutes the charismatic German coach had the world's media, who were packed into the Reds Lounge in the Centenary Stand, and the millions of fans watching across the globe enchanted.

This was box office with humour, humility and ambition in equal measure.

It began with an apology. “I have to say sorry for my English,” said a beaming Klopp, who took his seat alongside chief executive Ian Ayre.

After a four-month sabbatical following his departure from Borussia Dortmund, Klopp spoke about how the bright lights of Anfield had lured him back into football.

“It's the biggest honour I can imagine,” he said. "It's a good moment to come here and I feel very proud. The people here live football. It's a special club.”

The 48-year-old revealed how he had dreamed of managing Liverpool when he gazed at the Kop on his first visit to the stadium with Dortmund for a pre-season friendly against the Reds 14 months ago.

“I wondered what it would be like,” he said. “I am a lucky guy.

“I'm a football romantic. I love all the stories. Anfield is one of the best places in the football world.”

Klopp moved quickly to dispel any talk of how the club's much-maligned transfer committee could be a potential source of friction during his tenure.

He dismissed it as a “crazy discussion” and said “it wasn't a problem for 10 seconds......I have the first and the last word on transfers.”

Rather than speaking about the need for hefty investment, he eulogised about his belief in the under-achieving squad he has inherited from Brendan Rodgers.

"This is a great club with a good team. There is a lot of potential. Everything is there,” he said.

“We will start to play very emotional football. Let's start a new way. It's the perfect moment. I believe in the potential of this team. Now we need to work.”

New Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp during a press conference at Anfield, Liverpool
Klopp vowed to turn both players and supporters from “doubters into believers”. On this evidence it won't take much.

A keen tennis player, he dealt with everything that was served in his direction.

If Jose Mourinho is 'The Special One', how would you describe yourself?

“I'm the normal one,” he hit back.

“Just a normal guy from the Black Forest.”

However, Klopp is anything but normal. He's the man who transformed Dortmund from Bundesliga also-rans into domestic champions and the most exciting team in Europe.

Now the challenge he has embraced is to repeat the trick at Anfield.

“Please give us time to work on it. Please be patient,” he said.

“I don't say we have to wait 20 years, if we're sat here in four years then I hope to have won one one title.

“If not? Maybe my next job will be in Switzerland.”

That trademark chuckle made another appearance.

Succeed and he will be one day be mentioned in the same breath as Paisley, Shankly and Dalglish – but he insisted securing that kind of iconic status isn't a motivating factor.

“I don't think about being a legend here, I work in the present,” he said.

“It’s not important what people think when you come in, but what they think when you leave."

This was some start.

[Molby]

Has there been anything announced about his back room staff? Was that mentioned in the press conference

(I can't access the link to the press conference at the mo)

[Vermilion]

Little things.

The way he said......'one of the biggest clubs in the world'. no pauses or stressing on any words, not said to convince anyone else, just something he obviously believes and knows.

[SB]

Has there been anything announced about his back room staff? Was that mentioned in the press conference

(I can't access the link to the press conference at the mo)

He's just bringing his 2 right hand men with him is what he said.

[Molby]

He's just bringing his 2 right hand men with him is what he said.

Thx for that SB

[Yozza]

http://www.bvb.de/eng/News/Overview/You-ll-never-walk-alone-All-the-best-dear-Juergen

You’ll never walk alone: All the best, dear Jürgen!

Jürgen Klopp has been appointed as the new manager of English Premier League club Liverpool. On Friday the 48-year-old Dortmund legend signed a three-year contract with the Anfield outfit, who have won 18 English league titles and eight European competitions.

The former BVB boss has been brought in by the Reds to repeat the success he enjoyed with the Black and Yellows between 2008 and 2015. With the club more or less a sleeping giant when he first arrived in Dortmund seven years ago, Klopp gave Germany's first winners of a European trophy a new style and a new identity. He also led the club to two German League titles (2011, 2012), the first-ever double in the club's history (they won the DFB Cup in 2012 too), the final of the UEFA Champions League (2013) as well as three DFB Cup finals (2012, 2014, 2015) and three victories in the German Super Cup (2008, 2013, 2014).

Now the fans of tenth-placed Liverpool will be hoping the Klopp era at Anfield sparks a similar footballing fairytale. Especially as the two clubs share a number of similarities: they are both working-class cities, share a love for football and, of course, sing a very important song: "You'll never walk alone!"

All of Dortmund, including President Reinhard Rauball, Chief Executive Officer Hans-Joachim Watzke and the whole South Stand, wish you, dear Jürgen, lots of luck and lots of success in this new chapter of your career.

Boris Rupert

[Bender]

[Chris]

What an alpha!

[danperkins]

I thought the questions asked were quite decent for once. No 'where were you on 25 May 2005' claptrap. The question about the transfer committee was a good one in particular.

was a relief he wasn't subjected to some inane cringey **** alright.

[EwarWoo]

was a relief he wasn't subjected to some inane cringey **** alright.

Although it would be nice to know where he stands on peas (in particular mushy) and what his favorite breakfast dish is.

[Assassin]

Full interview here

Jürgen Klopp: First Liverpool Interview - Video Dailymotion

Cheers Leccy

What a top top fella. I'm feeling man love for him already

[Tee]

Still in cloud nine over this, we are going to be back on our perch very soon. A storm is brewing...watchout Europe and the World!!