Jürgen Klopp

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This sums up why I personally love Klopp. He engages with the heart. I hate the transactional aspect of football supporting, and it exists to a far higher degree at the top than the bottom. How hero’s become villains, it’s entirely superficial and it’s a terrible sign for football. You engage with the heart, love the team, appreciate what is being given and attempted and support with all that you have got.

The internet has modified the engagement with clubs and it has changed the dynamic.

Klopp cuts through all of that as his intellectual intelligence is matched by his emotional intelligence. He is the ultimate generalist, the perfect psychology for an elite manager.

I’d love to meet him.

And that’s why I personally will be fascinated by the documentary. To not watch it just because we didn’t win the league summarises exactly where the game has lost its soul.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on his connection with the club's fans: "I try to explain, I do not understand it properly. People like you until you disappoint them, and I don't think we ever disappointed. The club means the world to so many people, and over the last few months it was really extreme.
"I have had so many emails and letters over the the last few months. If I answer all of them I am here to 2028, so I apologise for not answering all of them. There were a lot of request for tickets as well...
"Some of those letters, I burst into tears reading about what the club has meant to some people. The way we bought into it led to how happy we were. We have very special supporters, and the last nine years meant the world to them, I am very happy about that."

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp on preparing for their final game of the season, and his last game as manager: "This is a massive challenge, I have no clue how the team are thinking. The documentary crew asked for the last team meeting, I said no.
"It will be a tough atmosphere against Wolves, a strong team, the most unlucky team I have ever seen with VAR. They will want to finish on a high, we will prepare as good as normal.
"Standing there and pretend it is a normal game, no-one would believe that. But it will be easier to celebrate if we put in a good game before."

"The older you get, time slips through your fingers, and you look back and think, that was great. We used absolutely everything, tried to make the best out of everything, enjoy things as much as possible. A decade of your life is massive, and I will not forget a day. I was at the best club I could have imagined, in a very special city.

"Nothing is perfect nowadays, but the way the people meet you, the way they treat you - it's wonderful to know I spent a big time of my life here. I got the key of the city, I'm sure for some people that is rather funny, but if the city needs me I am there. I want to be helpful in whatever way."

The best football we played was against Man City this season, we never controlled City like we did that day. We have won before, in different games, but never put them under pressure like that before.

"Most spectacular performance - Barcelona [in 2019 Champions League semi-final second leg]. Best goal - Alisson Becker [against West Brom in 2021]. Best assist - Trent Alexander-Arnold against Barca. Best save - Alisson against Napoli. Best backheel goal - Sadio Mane."

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https://twitter.com/lfctransferroom/...54695823606167

[Shaggy]

Lovely this. I've blocked all this out since the announcement but for some reason since some time yesterday I can't stop thinking about it.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3GSDlRGODU"]"I hope there's a statue in the making" 🥺 | Jurgen Klopp watches emotional Liverpool tributes to him - YouTube[/ame]

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https://www.theguardian.com/football...erview-q-and-a

This one is a must read. Lots of great reflections and nuggets in this.

One of my faves: "We play that game and shoot every three minutes on their goal but their keeper has 12 hands, and then they score and we talk afterwards about the one mistake where we could have defended better. Their guys were in the wrong position 23 times and we didn’t punish it. That has nothing to do with their defending, that was that ****er Courtois."

I'm really going to miss this man.

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Starting to hit me now. Tears will be flowing.

[Paul12]

A great manager and an even greater man. Not only Liverpool, but also the EPL will be worse for his going.

But we have had great managers before - Shanks, Sir Bob and King Kenny in particular - and we need to remember that the Club needs our support and belief most of all during these transitions.

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https://youtu.be/AJB59dJR0Rs?si=q5DmrCB971v7uGn2

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https://youtu.be/AJB59dJR0Rs

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Cheers - class interview and not nearly long enough

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[ame="https://youtu.be/AJB59dJR0Rs"]JÃœRGEN KLOPP | THE FINAL INTERVIEW - YouTube[/ame]

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Interesting to hear Klopp talk about Divock, he was totally flying and never recovered from getting savaged in the Derby. It’s true, he was soo good at that point. He still had some big moments after it but never managed to fulfil his potential, and then couldn’t breakup Salah, Mane, Firmino.

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Klopp on vote for VAR: “How it's used is definitely not right, how they use it… I would vote against VAR”. “These people cannot do it properly. VAR is not the problem, you cannot change the people so I would vote for scrapping VAR”.

[SB]

Lovely this. I've blocked all this out since the announcement but for some reason since some time yesterday I can't stop thinking about it.

"I hope there's a statue in the making" 🥺 | Jurgen Klopp watches emotional Liverpool tributes to him - YouTube

I wasn’t going to watch it till after the final match but I’m glad I did.

[ronanm]

Am not watching any of it. Sad yes.

[shanks69]

Good morning Reds!

Jurgen has written an open letter in the echo today and here it is in full.

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Dear Echo reader,

Before I came to Liverpool I had never written a letter to a newspaper in my life. Now I am writing my second letter to the Liverpool Echo which probably tells you a few things.

The first is I am probably now at 'that age'. The second is that this is a newspaper that plays a big role in this city. The third is that it is a great way for me to speak to as many people who live here as possible.

The most important reason, though, is that it is time for me to say Goodbye. I know that this is no longer news but it is important that I say it to you.

For me, Liverpool is the city of open arms. A place that welcomes you like a son and does not care where you come from. It just wants you to be part of it and I could not be prouder that you allowed me to have that incredible privilege.

A city that gives this kind of welcome deserves at the very least a proper farewell.

There is so much I could say right now and there are so many special moments I could talk about. On and off the pitch we have created memories between us that will live with me forever.

But when I think of this city and its wonderful people, the biggest lesson I will take with me is that giving up is definitely not in the Scouse dictionary.

If you are from here, the chances are that you are not just ready to fight, you actually want to fight. Not only that, the way you stand together, in all kinds of circumstances, means that even when the odds are against you it is still possible to win.

I love this more than I could ever say.

This is why one of my proudest moments was being given the freedom of Liverpool. To receive that honour on a night when the leaders of the city spoke of me, a boy from the Black Forest, as if I was one of their own is one of the greatest privileges of my life.

The same goes for the homecoming parades. Wow.

Sharing moments of success with the people could only ever be special no matter what club you are at but the way that Liverpool does it takes it to a whole new level. That is even like this the day after a big disappointment – as happened in 2022 – makes it even more extraordinary.

On top of this, I have loved that this is a city of football. No matter where you go in Liverpool and no matter who you speak to, the people want to talk about football. Not just chat either. Every single word comes with a passion and a love for the game.

Of course, I am of the Red side and always will be now but I know from experience that the same is absolutely true of the Blue side. Living close to the River Mersey clearly has this effect on people.

Tomorrow will be the last time that I manage Liverpool FC and it will be an occasion when we will once again look to do our supporters proud but it will also be an opportunity to remember the times that we have had together.

For me, all of those memories will come with love and with thanks for the time I have had here. Liverpool is a city that we lived in and worked in but it is also a place that we fell in love with. We owe it so much.

All that remains for me now is to wish all of you the very best for the future. Liverpool deserves that. YOU deserve that.

Thank you. Thank you for everything.

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Not really sure where to put this, but thought it was kind of interesting, surprised we haven't heard this before

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