^ And don't forget the years (decades actually) that Liverpool endured. Their American owners were right in picking Klopp.
Edit: It's prolly John W. Henry's (who was also a known trend trader) doing too. He was known in trying to get the Money Ball guy to work in his baseball team the Boston Red Sox.
We had a terrible time most of my life actually. I’ve never seen my team with the title. I feel like it really could be our time this season though.
Yep, same here, I'm about a handful more years older than you, but I only heard about Liverpool late in my life (1997/98), when I met young Gerrard, Carra et al as England reps. Those days the only games you could catch on TV was FA cup finals, but by the time I was able to catch games on screens at some shops, I was in time to see 2001's haul of five.
I endured not only the painful Gerrard slip, but the disappointing second place finish under Rafa more than 10 years ago. To United, no less. Both those 2nd place finishes were exciting times, we had El Nino and then Suarez booming in the goals. Then we had Salah and Mane joint golden boot with our highest points haul ever, and STILL finish behind.
Many false dawns. So a Reds fan expects to be hoofed at the end.
But this time it's different. Dare we say? I finally dare.
Oh yeah and Moneyball. Klopp was the only football manager to really try understand the data backroom, but he is not reliant on it, which is what I like. He appreciates it and uses it to help him, but he still wants desire and hunger. So we have our machine today the way it is. Totally Liverpool. Totally Klopp.
Not the Frankenstein of City.
