02/21/2020 - 9:09
- Clarín.com
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Super professional football drove the protagonists away from the people. He turned them into semi unattainable gods, whose habitats are impregnable for the rest of mortals. Only if an earthly fan can yearn for a photo moved with them or an autograph when passing.
It has been claimed more closeness with the fans to the Argentine team for years, to go out to greet fans, even five minutes, at the door of the hotel where they are waiting for another battle in the Olympus of the gods of global football and recontra elite.
However, sometimes. that premise that says that football equals is fulfilled, and there are characters, figures, stars, people who work to be athletes, who confirm it. Solidarity gestures, visits to hospitals, events to benefit or embrace a fan who tricked the security agents to kneel in front of Lionel Messi as if he were, precisely, a divine being.
Daragh Curley is a ten-year-old English boy, a Manchester United fan, angry at Jürgen Kloop, Liverpool coach, last champion of the Champions League and Club World Cup, as well as leading the Premier League for more than twenty points over the second , Manchester City.
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Liverpool today is the English giant that was once United by Sir Alex Ferguson, that invincible Goliath. But Goliath has his David, as the biblical story tells. And the one who makes the attempt to be it is the small fan of United, who, through a letter, asks the German coach to win no more, which makes him sad that those in the city of The Beatles are nine games away Breaking the unbeatable record of his beloved Manchester.
"Being a United fan is very sad. That's why next time, please make me lose Liverpool. You just have to let the other team score. I hope I've convinced you not to win the league or any other game again," he wrote. .
Klopp received the letter from Daragh and, earthly as it is, but sometimes forgotten by many, interrupted his planning to continue winning and winning and replied: "Unfortunately, this time I can not guarantee that you will access your request. that you want Liverpool to lose, my job is to do everything possible for Liverpool to win and there are millions of people all over the world who want that to happen, so I don't want to let them down. Luckily for you, we have lost games in the past and we will lose them in the future because this is football. The problem is that when you are ten you think that everything will always be as it is now, but I can tell you with 52 years that definitely, this is not the case. read your letter, what I can be sure of is your passion for football and your team. Manchester United is fortunate to have you. "
The team that today leads the Norwegian Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is, until now, the only one who rescued a draw against those of Klopp in this Premier League, disputed 26 dates. In the other 25, Liverpool added three and are headed for the first time since the English league adopted this format in the 1992/93 season.
Daragh's letter
"Dear Jürgen Klopp, my name is Daragh. I am 10 years old. I am from Manchester United and the reason I write is to complain. Liverpool is winning too many games. If it wins nine more it will get the record of unbeatable English football. Being a fan United is very sad. So next time, please make me lose Liverpool. You just have to let the other team score. I hope I convinced you not to win the league or any other game again. Sincerely, Daragh. "
A 10-year-old boy asked Klopp to stop winning. Photo @FourFourTweet
Klopp's answer
"Dear Daragh, first of all I wanted to thank you for writing to me. I know you haven't sent me good luck or something like that but it's always good to listen to a young soccer fan, so no matter what it is, I appreciate you You’ve contacted me. Unfortunately, this time I can’t guarantee that I’ll access your request. As much as you want Liverpool to lose, my job is to do my best to win Liverpool and there are millions of people for everything the world that want that to happen, so I don't want to let them down. Luckily for you, we have lost games in the past and we will lose them in the future because this is football. The problem is that when you are ten years old you think everything will be always as it is now, but I can tell you with 52 years that this is definitely not the case. After reading your letter, what I can be sure of is your passion for football and for your team. Manchester United is af Ortunado for having you. I hope that if we are lucky enough to win more games and maybe raise more titles, you will not be disappointed, because although our clubs are great rivals, we also have great respect for each other. For me, that's what football is about. Take care and good luck. "
A 10-year-old boy asked Klopp to stop winning. Photo @FourFourTweet