I’ve been thinking this and agree. But the way I’m framing it is wow look at this man’s trophy haul and the context of who he has competed against.
This has been not just the toughest period in English history but European history look at the teams he has to contend with throughout his career. And he has won titles, cups, European trophies consistently.
He is one of the greats. All the more so because he is the antithesis to the way football has gone - without his attitude and hope and positivity in the face of a barrage of endless consistency, I think a lot more people would have turned off the footy.
The prem should be thanking him for keeping the league competitive over the last few years and ensuring the interest in their ‘product’ remains
Yep, without Klopp the last few years of the EPL would have been an absolute borefest, with City just having a procession to the title every year (only real exception being this year, when Arsenal have at least pushed them close).
The PL and FA should be grateful we had him. Instead, of course, they made it as difficult as they could for him, tolerating consistently biased officiating and ridiculous fixture scheduling.
But you're right, his positivity and enthusiasm carried him and us past all the obstacles and still brought success. And he's not bitter about the fact that he should have had more. Jürgen knows that the way you do something (whether it's play football or live) is more important than the official marks of status or success that you pick up along the way. I think that's what makes him special - he's one of the very few successful people out there who genuinely does understand this.
He's competitive and a winner, but when he says the journey is more important than the destination, he actually understands that it's true.
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