Jurgen Klopp delivered a heart-warming farewell speech on the Anfield turf, addressing Liverpool supporters and welcoming the new coach, while al
Jurgen Klopp delivered a heart-warming farewell speech on the Anfield turf, addressing Liverpool supporters and welcoming the new coach, while also sending fans a clear and powerful message.
Nearly four months after Klopp announced his decision to leave the club this summer, the time had come for a legendary farewell. The day was marked with a mosaic tribute pre-match and post-match festivities, including a guard of honour, presentations, and an emotional speech from the man who has made so many dreams come true.
Despite the overwhelming emotions of the moment, Klopp managed to hold back the tears. His speech was touching from the very beginning, epitomizing everything he has shown us for nearly nine years. Here is his speech in full:
‘Thank you so much’
“I thought I would already be in pieces, but I’m not. I’m so happy. I can’t believe it, I’m so happy about you all, the atmosphere, the game, about being part of this family, about us. How we celebrated this day, it’s just incredible. Thank you so much.”
Asked if he could replay a game at Anfield, he said: “One of the City games we drew! That would’ve helped, eh!”
‘It doesn’t feel like an end’
“Thanks for ignoring my request to not sing my song completely for weeks. If you sing it next year, that would be funny! It doesn’t feel like an end, it just feels like the start. I saw a football team today full of talent, youth, creativity, desire, and greed. That’s one part of development, that’s what you need.
“Since a few weeks, I got too much attention, it feels really uncomfortable, but in this time I realized a lot of things. People told me I turned them from doubters to believers. That’s not true. Believing is an active act, you have to do it yourself. I just said we have to, you did it. That’s a big difference.”
‘You are the superpower of world football’
“Nobody tells you now to stop believing. This club is in a better moment than ever, maybe not ever, I’d have to ask Kenny, but since a long time! We have this wonderful stadium, this wonderful training centre, we have you. The superpower of world football, wow. We decide if we are worried or excited, we decide if we believe or not. We decide if we trust or don’t trust. And since today, I am one of you, and I keep believing in you. I stay a believer, 100 percent.
“Obviously, I saw a lot of people crying, that will happen to me tonight because I will miss people, that’s clear. Change is good, you just never know what to expect. But if you go with the right attitude into that, then everything will be fine, the right basis is 100 percent there. That’s the team and the new coach, manager.”
Leads fans in song for Arne Slot
“And you didn’t give a sh*t what I wanted you to sing, but I have an idea. I heard the same today a few times, you can do that, I have no problem with that, but let’s see how the response will be. ‘ARNE SLOT, NA, NA, NA, NA, ARNE SLOT, NA, NA, NA, NA.’ Imagine the next season starts and you are not waiting for what’s going on, no, you go full throttle into it! You welcome the new manager like you welcomed me. You go all in from the first day! When it’s hard, you keep believing. You push the team, you wait not for the goal or whatever. Be on your toes before we start.
“We, because I am one of you now. I love you to bits. On my jumper is ‘Thank you, Luv’ and ‘I will ‘Never Walk Alone Again’. Thank you for that, you are the best people in the world. THANK YOU!”
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