01/26/2024 07:57am. Updated on 01/26/2024 08:43am.
Friday morning began with news that shook everyone and everyone in the streets of Liverpool, England: Jurgen Klopp, the German who arrived in the Premier League in 2015, He announced that he will leave his position when the season ends.
Through a video that was broadcast on the club’s official networks, the coach gave the news that few expected. “Well Jurgen, we are here because you have an important message to give to our fans. Would you like to tell them what it is?“, the journalist begins by saying.
The response is delayed for a few seconds due to the emotion that floods the Stuttgart-born. “If I have to… I will leave the club at the end of the season“were the first words he managed to utter.
The story continued: “I understand that this is a shock to many people right now when they hear it for the first time, but obviously I can explain thisor at least try to explain it.”
Klopp, hero in Liverpool. (EFE)
Klopp’s explanation about his departure from Liverpool
When giving the reasons for his departure, Klopp was grateful. “I love absolutely everything that has to do with this club. I love the city, I love our fans, I love the team, I love the staff… I love everything. That I have made this decision It shows you that I am convinced that it was the one I had to take,” he explained.
Because? “That’s how I am,” she justified. “How can I say this? I’m running out of energy. I don’t have a problem now, obviously, but I think I have known for a long time that it is time to announce this,” he said.
Still, faced with possible repercussions, he clarified: “I’m very good now, but I know I can’t do the job again, and again, and again… And, after all these years that we were together, and after all the time we spent, and after all the things we went through, the respect and love for you grew, and the least I owe you is the truth. And this is the truth.”
The German will leave the Reds when the season ends. (AFP)
Klopp, faced with the chance to say goodbye with a new title
Since arriving at Liverpool in October 2015, Jurgen Klopp won seven titles: Champions League (2018-19), UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup (2019), Premier League (2019-20), League Cup and FA Cup (2021-22) and Community Shield (2022).
In a few weeks, when a month has passed since the announcement he made this Friday, the coach will have the chance to add a new star to his history. Chelsea and Liverpool will meet again in the League Cup final, a unique match to settle the first relevant title that English football has this campaign and that gives a place to qualify for the UEFA Conference League.
This Wednesday, the Reds fulfilled the logic and eliminated Fulham, an inferior rival. After winning the first leg 2-1 at Anfield Road, confirmed their role as favorites as a visitor and tied 1-1.
For its part, Mauricio Pochettino’s team had already secured a ticket to the final this Tuesday. After losing 1-0 in the first leg against Middlesbrough, a team from England’s Second Division, The Blues had no problems turning the series around at home: it was a crushing 6-1 victory, which also helped the team begin to gain confidence after a very irregular first semester.
The final between Liverpool and Chelsea will be played next Sunday, February 25. The venue will be the usual one for this tournament: the definition of the 2023/24 League Cup will be the legendary Wembley stadium. The Blues will have a minimal “advantage” since the field is in the city of London and its fans will not have to travel too much.
Klopp, with the Club World Cup trophy in his hands.
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