Jürgen Klopp: New Red Bulls facility made me miss coaching
Hmm, feels more like a clickbait headline. Would like to see the actual speech. Knowing Kloppo, it’s a joke to emphasise the opening of a nice facility.
“This morning was a moment when I walked in and thought ‘oh that’s something I could miss,’ because so far I didn’t miss anything since I stepped down as a manager,” Klopp said Wednesday.
“But going into a building like that on a good weather day … thank god the weather was not great otherwise I would have maybe gone back [to management]. Really cool.”
Look at this picture. It’s not just trees and a beautiful green background. This is the place where I learned everything before I knew anything about football.Here, in the German countryside, in the heart of the Black Forest where I grew up, life wasn’t about tactical systems or “Gegenpressing.” It was about running until your lungs burned, coming home with absolutely filthy clothes, and a smile that went from ear to ear.I remember my father, Norbert. He would take me out to these hills. He wasn’t a man who liked excuses. He would tell me, “Jürgen, if you’re going to do something, do it with everything you’ve got, or don’t do it at all.” In this countryside, I learned that nature gives you nothing for free. If you want to reach the top and enjoy the view, you have to climb, and you have to suffer a little bit on the way.We played for hours among these trees. We didn’t have a referee, we didn’t have VAR—we only had pure passion. This simplicity is what I always try to bring back to the pitch. When I look at this photo, I remember that deep down, I am still that boy in a heavy wool sweater, running through the woods, dreaming of big things.The German countryside taught me patience. Trees don’t grow overnight, and neither do great teams. You need strong roots, fresh air, and a lot of hard work. When life gets too loud, I go back here in my mind. To the quiet, to the beginnings, to where it all started.
With the upcoming game, felt a little nostalgic and went digging for highlights of this match. The beginning of the Klopp era (his first win in the league):
Completely forgot Lucas was still here when Klopp started. Can’t believe it has been over 10 years since this game!
I’m not on facebook, afaik neither is Jürgen. But I can put a few bits into a search engine and then get send to that fake Jurgen (no Umlaut) Klopp facebook acoount, which seems to be the origin of a lot of this AI slob (that’s what it reads like to me). Also, facebook. As in shit.
If I’m wrong on this one, fair enough, apologies in advance.
Yeah, there’s a FB page named Jurgen Klopp with no less than 1.8 million followers but one that is not verified and clearly fake. A fan page. Occasionally stealing stuff from his Instagram and posting it there to make it feel real. Really not difficult to notice or double check before posting.
