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The news of Jürgen Klopp's early departure from Liverpool FC is causing a lot of echo in the media and football landscape.
Munich - The news of star coach Jürgen Klopp's early departure from Liverpool FC next summer is causing a huge stir in the professional football community.
The first reactions to the decision by the 56-year-old, who has been working on the island since 2015 and actually had a contract until 2026, which surprised many observers, did not take long to arrive.
Jürgen Klopp |
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Born: |
June 16, 1967 in Stuttgart |
Current club as coach: |
Liverpool FC |
Previous positions as a trainer: |
Eintracht Frankfurt (D-Youth), 1. FSV Mainz, Borussia Dortmund |
Successes as a trainer (selection): |
1 x CL victory, 1 x Club World Champion, 1 x UEFA Super Cup winner, 2 x German champions, 1 x German cup winner, 1 x English champion, 1 x English cup winner |
Klopp era ends: British media speak of “shock”
In a video message, Klopp commented on his departure with the words: "I can understand that this is a shock for a lot of people at this moment." In fact, the word "shock" is probably quite accurate, if you look at the response plays different media.
The British online portal Daily Mail
writes
: “Jürgen Klopp shocks the football world by declaring that he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season because he is running out of energy.” The
Evening Standard
headline: “Klopp announces the shock Decision to leave Liverpool.”
Fans are horrified by Klopp's departure from Liverpool
But it's not just the newspaper portals that are overflowing with reports about Klopp's exit, there's of course a lot going on on social media too.
For example, on Liverpool FC's
X
account (formerly
), where numerous horrified Reds fans express their horror.
One user commented under the official FC post about Jürgen Klopp's departure: "Wake me up from this nightmare."
In another post, a Liverpool supporter noted: “This is terrible news.
Nobody in Liverpool's history can be like Jürgen Klopp."
An English club legend, Jamie Carragher, also speaks out
via
I just thought it would take a few more years.
What a manager, what a man – let’s part with a big bang, Jürgen!”
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Klopp out in Liverpool: Tuchel has to “digest” the news first
But the bombshell of Klopp's report had a huge impact not only on the island, but also in Germany.
Thomas Tuchel, coach of FC Bayern Munich, revealed at the press conference for the upcoming Bundesliga matchday: "I have to digest that first, I can't say anything smart about it yet."
Tuchel continued: “It was an incredible unit and Kloppo is of course one of the very, very, very best coaches in the world.
He has always managed to influence the entire club, at all his stations, in an incredible way.
Mainz, Dortmund and now Liverpool.”
Companions bow to Klopp
Jürgen Klopp's first men's professional club as coach, 1. FSV Mainz, meanwhile
maintained
on
According to SID,
BVB managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke emphasized
: “I have a lot of respect for this decision – but that shows once again that Jürgen is exceptional.”
Dortmund head coach Edin Terzić said on the sidelines of a press conference: “I know Jürgen a little, thank God, and I know that no matter what decision he has made in his life so far, he has thought it through very carefully.
That's why I'm sure this decision feels good for him.
He is an outstanding person and an incredibly great coach.” Terzić also speculated that Liverpool FC was not Klopp’s last coaching position.
Thomas Tuchel (left) and Jürgen Klopp on the sidelines of a friendly match between Bayern and Liverpool FC in the summer of 2023 in Singapore.
Now Tuchel has to “first digest” the news of his coaching colleague’s early departure, as he says.
© IMAGO/NurPhoto
Ancelotti and Alonso also commented on Klopp's decision
Carlo Ancelotti, head coach of Real Madrid, also joined the chorus announcing Klopp's departure and said at a press conference: “Very surprising exit, but I understand him.
After such a long time, motivation decreases a bit.
He does fantastic work and is very self-critical.
He has all my respect, is a great coach and will bring a lot to football.”
Xabi Alonso was also asked about the big bang surrounding Jürgen Klopp.
The Bayer Leverkusen trainer, who is already viewed by some experts as a possible Klopp successor, explained on Sky: “I have great respect for him, for what he has done over the last nine years.” When asked about the speculation The coach initially weighed down a commitment to the “Reds”: “My focus is here at Leverkusen.”
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