In a unique and unprecedented move, the final days of Jurgen Klopp’s tenure as the manager of Liverpool will be closely documented by a television crew for an upcoming documentary, according to the Mirror.
As one of the most successful and beloved managers in the Reds’ history, Klopp’s departure marks the end of an era for the club.
The British national daily newspaper claims that “cameras will be granted behind-the-scenes access at Anfield and the club’s Melwood training ground to capture the drama of the German’s final months.”
It is believed that “Jurgen has vetoed fly on the wall type documentaries in the past, but he was ok with this.” The club previously featured in a documentary series, Being Liverpool, back in 2012, when Brendan Rodgers was in charge.
Klopp sent shockwaves through the football world with his surprise announcement on Friday morning, signaling the end of his nine-year tenure at the club.
The 56-year-old, expressing that he is ‘running out of energy,’ has decided to step down from his role as the head coach.
In addition to Klopp, his trusted assistants Pepijn Lijnders and Peter Krawietz, along with elite development coach Vitor Matos, are also set to depart their roles as the 2023-24 campaign comes to a close.
Despite the impending departure of the coaching staff, Klopp and his team remain focused on their current challenges, with four trophies still up for grabs before the conclusion of the season.
He said: “I can understand that it’s a shock for a lot of people in this moment, when you hear it for the first time, but obviously I can explain it – or at least try to explain it.
“I love absolutely everything about this club, I love everything about the city, I love everything about our supporters, I love the team, I love the staff. I love everything. But that I still take this decision shows you that I am convinced it is the one I have to take.
“It is that I am, how can I say it, running out of energy. I have no problem now, obviously, I knew it already for longer that I will have to announce it at one point, but I am absolutely fine now. I know that I cannot do the job again and again and again and again.
“After the years we had together and after all the time we spent together and after all the things we went through together, the respect grew for you, the love grew for you and the least I owe you is the truth – and that is the truth.”
Klopp replaced Brendan Rodgers as Liverpool manager on October 8, 2015, and has since led the Reds to clinch the UEFA Champions League, Premier League, FIFA Club World Cup, FA Cup, League Cup, and UEFA Super Cup, as well as the FA Community Shield.
The 56-year-old continued: “We will have a moment, maybe the last matchday here or somewhere else – I mean in other countries or other competitions. There’s enough time to do these kinds of things. Let’s now really go for it. The outside world want to use this decision, laugh about it, want to disturb us.
“We are Liverpool, we went through harder things together. And you went through harder things before me. Let’s make a strength of it. That would be really cool. Let’s squeeze everything out of this season and have another thing to smile about when we look back in the future.”
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