Klopp Kopped.

[Josef Svejk]

John Henry just spotted in Miami with Paul Lambert...

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

Talk of Fowler coming too as one of the coaching staff.

[Dr. J]

Are Spurs in yet?

[Iceman]

I'm scared to jerk it in case this doesn't happen. 

[Herp McDerp]

Talk of Fowler coming too as one of the coaching staff.

 

Finishing practice with Coutinho please. Pretty please.

[Redder Lurtz]

Livid that nobody's mentioned this yet.

 

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[Herp McDerp]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/oct/06/jurgen-klopp-liverpool-move-anfield

 

 

Jürgen Klopp is close to becoming Liverpool’s new manager with the 48-year-old expected on Merseyside on Thursday to finalise terms with the Anfield club.

As major figures in German football such as Franz Beckenbauer and Oliver Kahn backed Klopp’s credentials, talks between his representatives, the Fenway Sports Group president, Mike Gordon, and Liverpool’s chief executive, Ian Ayre, continued to make progress on Tuesday. FSG, Liverpool’s owners, moved decisively after sacking Brendan Rodgers on Sunday with the former Borussia Dortmund coach available – potentially for a limited period – and willing to abandon a sabbatical for the challenge of reviving the Merseyside club’s fortunes.

 Jürgen Klopp just the man to pump up the Anfield volume for Liverpool

Raphael Honigstein

 

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Klopp was non-committal about his future when asked about Liverpool’s interest at a meeting of German coaches in Leverkusen on Monday. But talks have advanced to the make-up of his back-room team at Anfield – his former Dortmund assistant, Zeljko Buvac, and analyst, Peter Krawietz – and the thorny issue of Liverpool’s transfer committee has not discouraged Klopp from wanting the job. Personal terms have also been discussed. The former Mainz coach would earn significantly more at Liverpool than his £3.6m-a-year salary at Dortmund and is believed to have been offered a three-year contract.

Providing no complications arise over the next 24 hours it is expected Klopp will travel to Liverpool on Thursday and be unveiled as Rodgers’ successor by the end of the week.

The arrival of the two-time Bundesliga winner would represent a coup for FSG. The Boston-based owners failed to tempt Klopp from Dortmund in both 2010 and 2012 but the approach is also the first concrete offer that has appealed to the coach since he ended his seven-year spell at the Westfalenstadion. Bayern Munich have been heavily linked with their former adversary but there are no guarantees Pep Guardiola’s job will become available or offered to him.

Beckenbauer, who has worked alongside Klopp as a pundit on German television, believes Liverpool will be getting one of the finest coaches in world football should they seal the deal. Germany’s World Cup winning captain and manager said: “He is fantastic. He is one of the best coaches I know in the whole world and he was really a milestone for Borussia Dortmund. He took over the club and made them into a world-class team. If Liverpool has the chance to sign Jürgen Klopp, then they should do it. He likes to talk. There are not many coaches left in the world that like to talk so much to the players but he is one of them.

“Liverpool is also one of the biggest clubs in the world, so Liverpool and Jürgen Klopp is definitely a good combination. He is also a winner.”

The former Bayern goalkeeper Kahn believes communication could be an initial problem for Klopp at Liverpool, but one he would successfully overcome.

Kahn told Sport1 television: “I can definitely see it happening and there’s absolutely no reservations at all in terms of his expertise. England would be the right next step for Klopp, also in terms of his personal development.

“Only the language may be a barrier. It’s not that I think he would have a problem conversing in English but, when it comes down to motivating the team and his team talks, that’s a small thing that may not translate so well. Jürgen’s always been really good at motivating his players and that is what he would have to prove at Liverpool.”

FSG is reviewing the entire coaching structure at senior level, having been criticised along with Rodgers for allowing Steven Gerrard to leave the club last season. It wants a player of Gerrard’s experience to be part of the coaching staff, although the ultimate decision will be Klopp’s, and the former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler has admitted he would be interested should the opportunity arise.

Fowler, who has his Uefa qualifications, said: “I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t interested. I’d love to be part of the back-room staff. Liverpool is a massive part of my life; if that was to be the case, then I would absolutely love that.

“My personal view on Klopp is that he is a very good manager. I don’t know him, I’ve never met him but, looking at it from the outside, I was impressed with his performances over in Germany with Dortmund. I like what I see.”

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Klopp will be the first world-class manager we have appointed since Rafa.

Disagree. Hodgsom was a world class cunt and a manager.

[xerxes]

Let's hope this comes off.

 

Klopp may not succeed, but he instantly brings credibility to the job, and hope for our European campaign.

[RedinSweden]

He's going to be so fucking disappointed if he thinks Anfield is like the Westfalen nowadays. Hopefully he can get it rocking again.

[Russ Atmosphere]

He's going to be so fucking disappointed if he thinks Anfield is like the Westfalen nowadays.

He has experienced a pre-season friendly here so I'd say we're okay on the atmosphere realism issue.

[magicrat]

It's done imo, the owners wouldn't have sacked BR without someone lined up and are probably delaying announcing it out if respect for BR so it doesn't look like they were doing the deal while he was manager.

 

Klopps always seemed destined to manage us, the first time I heard about him was when he was talking about us when we got Hodgson and he was saying we were a massive club etc but it was to early for him to manage us.People in football, fans and the press have also been saying it's a match made in heaven for years.

 

He's always mentioned us over the years and when he describes clubs he would like to manage it sounds like hes talking about LFC.Im interested to hear what he says when he takes over and whether or not he is a fan, if he's not he must like a big challenge as with his cv he could get easier jobs.

 

 

Nothing is done until he signs the contract

 

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[Bjornebye]

"Its done imo......

 

...Nothings done until he signs the contract"

 

Wow

[RedinSweden]

"Its done imo......

 

...Nothings done until he signs the contract"

 

Wow

 

I think that was the comment from the magicrat

[Sputnik1]

[el nino laff]

He's going to be so fucking disappointed if he thinks Anfield is like the Westfalen nowadays. Hopefully he can get it rocking again.

All the things he says seems to be aimed at provoking us fans into creating a good atmosphere, that coupled with good football and hopefully results should generate a good atmosphere Anfield again.

[Bjornebye]

I think that was the comment from the magicrat

Oh right. Wouldn't have surprised me though

[RedinSweden]

All the things he says seems to be aimed at provoking us fans into creating a good atmosphere, that coupled with good football and hopefully results should generate a good atmosphere Anfield again.

 

Yeah. I hope that it isn't lost. I have been shocked at the lack of atmosphere though recently. It would be great to get a bit of swagger back.

[Mil-ing Around]

How would the match going fans feel if he called us out on it and said the atmosphere wasn't good enough and he wanted/expected more?

 

Would they react like " fuck you, give us more to shout about"

 

Or would it be a rallying cry that united the stadium and got everyone together?

 

I guess it depends how he said it and went about it, i would be interested to know what kind of reaction it would provoke though. 

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

How would the match going fans feel if he called us out on it and said the atmosphere wasn't good enough and he wanted/expected more?

 

Would they react like " fuck you, give us more to shout about"

 

Or would it be a rallying cry that united the stadium and got everyone together?

 

I guess it depends how he said it and went about it, i would be interested to know what kind of reaction it would provoke though. 

 

Who could argue with him, really? I agree it would be interesting but maybe someone needs to say it.

[RedinSweden]

How would the match going fans feel if he called us out on it and said the atmosphere wasn't good enough and he wanted/expected more?

 

Would they react like " fuck you, give us more to shout about"

 

Or would it be a rallying cry that united the stadium and got everyone together?

 

I guess it depends how he said it and went about it, i would be interested to know what kind of reaction it would provoke though. 

 

I doubt he would come out and say it that bluntly.

[Josef Svejk]

Can't quite see Brendan doing this:

 

https://twitter.com/Copa90?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Can't quite see Brendan doing this:

 

https://twitter.com/Copa90?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

Yeah, but Klopp wouldn't fuck a tranny. So that evens it up a bit.

[Josef Svejk]

Idea for TV gameshow: "Granny or Tranny?" Co-hosted by Wayne Rooney and Brendan Rodgers.

 

 

[cochyn]

One more, for when he gets sacked in 18 months time: Klopp Clipped! OR: Should we swiftly get rid when he's in Wing Hings for his post-match tea tea: Quick Kop clip Klopp in chip shop.