Liverpool players ‘had been calling this season The Last Dance but none of them were expecting this announcement from Jurgen Klopp’
- Jurgen Klopp has announced he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season
- Both players and staff were completely shocked by the manager’s decision
- A sad, dejected manager says goodbye. This is a seismic moment for Liverpool It all starts
The football world was shocked by Jurgen Klopp’s announcement that he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season… and so were his players.
Klopp made the surprise revelation on Friday that this will be his last season at Anfield, admitting he has ‘run out of energy’ after entering his ninth year in charge of the club.
And The Athletics have provided some insight into what led to the decision and why now was the time to make it public.
The decision might have caused less of a stir if it had been made last season, when the Reds struggled throughout and eventually finished fifth.
However, Klopp has quickly turned things around and his side are top of the Premier League with seventeen games to go.
Jurgen Klopp has announced he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season
Klopp reportedly felt a responsibility to get the team back on track and after doing that, he started to feel like he wouldn’t be going anywhere anytime soon.
But the job, and his increasing responsibilities following the departure of executives, has taken its toll.
Some players on the team referred to this season as “The Last Dance,” a reference to Netflix’s Michael Jordan documentary.
They believed that Klopp wanted to achieve something special with this team again, but none of them saw it coming.
Both players and staff are said to have been left in ‘complete shock’, with some staff members even moved to tears.
Klopp made a short speech to the group ahead of Friday’s training, joking that his decision was partly their fault as they had turned things around so quickly and it would be easier to pass the baton.
Leaving the club in a strong position was crucial for the German, who cares deeply about his legacy.
Klopp was concerned that the news could affect the session that followed, but he was happy to see his players return to work as normal straight away.
He told his players there is a big opportunity to ‘write more chapters’ before his reign comes to an end and is confident his decision will only boost the group.