{"id":4744,"date":"2016-04-19T05:17:57","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T23:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4744"},"modified":"2016-04-19T05:17:57","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T23:47:57","slug":"jurgen-klopp-liverpool-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=4744","title":{"rendered":"The Extraordinary Achievements of Jurgen Klopp, \u201cThe Normal One\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\u201cT<\/span>he Normal One,\u201d Jurgen Klopp once called himself. An average footballer<\/a> who got a chance to manage Mainz, a club where he had played for 11 years, became a famous TV pundit, and then went on to achieve huge success coaching Borussia Dortmund. Despite Klopp\u2019s humble name for himself, his journey to Liverpool was anything but normal. And since he arrived in England, it has been insistently special.\n\nUpon his arrival at the club, the manager wished to \u201cturn the doubters into believers.\u201d They must be dreaming now. Liverpool<\/a> has won its first Premier League title since 1990. A sixth Champions League title is in the Reds\u2019 kitty after 14 years. There is no reason to stop believing now.\n\nWhen he was still a footballer feeling his way around the game, Klopp had acquired a reputation for problem-solving. As a media intern at the privately-owned channel SAT1, the tall, moustachioed youngster became popular for his facility for talking and his sharp journalistic<\/a> skills, which he had come to acquire without prior professional training. To this day, that marriage of substance and exuberance stays with him.\n\nKlopp\u2019s jumpy celebration<\/a>, his frequent witticisms, and the understated charm often obscure the tactical brilliance that has come to define his teams. The German manager\u2019s triumph over the previous status quo of possession and slow-building moves was set in motion a decade ago. Now, it is his football of high energy and counter-attacking precision that is in vogue. The process that began with Dortmund\u2019s domestic glory in Germany reached its highest point on Friday as Liverpool lifted its first title in 30 years.\n\n
His political views are broadly reflected in Liverpool\u2019s historical support for socialism.<\/blockquote>\n\nBut it could not have been achieved without the emotional<\/a> bond that he has come to share with the Reds. Klopp would not be the manager he is at Liverpool if he was unable to form a rousing affection in his mind with the institution. At Mainz, Dortmund, and Liverpool, it was necessary for Klopp to identify himself with the club and make the team reflect his own values.\n\nHis association with Liverpool was natural for it was already representative of many things that he seeks in a club. Although none of the top football teams are socialist anymore, the city\u2019s working-class origins were an attraction for Klopp, just like a similar history had been at Dortmund. His political<\/a> views are broadly reflected in Liverpool\u2019s historical support for socialism.\n\n\u201cI wouldn\u2019t call myself very political but I\u2019m on the left, of course. More left than the middle. I believe in the welfare state, I don\u2019t mind paying for health insurance. I\u2019m not privately insured, I would never vote for a party because they promised to lower the top tax rate<\/a>. My political understanding is this: If I\u2019m doing well, I want others to do well, too. If there\u2019s something I\u2019ll never do in my life, it\u2019s voting for the right,\u201d Klopp once said.\n\n

“This is a big moment, I have no real words. I am completely overwhelmed. I never thought I would feel like this!”

An emotional Jurgen Klopp broke down in tears after his #LFC<\/a> side sealed the Premier League title!pic.twitter.com\/Lo9IGceYLU<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) June 26, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>