"You're no longer 'Normal One"!"+"I sold my soul to the business"...'Master' Klopp strongly condemns return to the field →"It's the most disappointing thing"

Oct 10, 2024

Germany's response to Jurgen Klopp's return to the field is cold. Berliner Zeitung says 'Normal One's soul arm becomes a circle. At the time of his appointment to Liverpool, he described himself as a normal one. With the Red Bull transfer he sold his soul and provided solid evidence that football was nothing more than a business away from fans, not a romance,' he said in a scathing dig at Klopp. AFP Yonhap News

Germany's response to Jurgen Klopp's return to the field is cold.

Germany's Berliner Zeitung shed light on Klopp's appointment as Red Bull on the 9th (Korea time), saying, `Why Klopp moves to Red Bull and destroys his records.'

Red Bull will be in charge of Red Bull's global soccer head from January 2025. 'First position since resigning as Liverpool manager' official announcement?C. Red Bull will be responsible for the international network of red bull clubs. 'We will not be involved in general work, we will provide a degenerate vision, and we will support the development of philosophy.'"

"I couldn't be happier to be involved in this project after 25 years of football," Klopp said. My role has changed, but my passion for soccer and the people who make it hasn't changed. I want to join Red Bull at a global level to develop, enhance and support the incredible football talent we have", he expressed his feelings about taking the post. Red Bull is a football grope that owns RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga, Red Bull Salzburg, Major League Soccer (MLS) New York Red Bull, and the Brazilian league Red Bull Bragantino.

However, the German media has a strong voice of criticism. Berliner Zeitung has been described as an icon, father, etc. in his previous job as a director. Everyone everywhere made him an icon. But now his position is in danger. The reaction on social media after his appointment to Red Bull is even more so. That he will be the new head of Red Bull is as amazing as that Marco Reus will be the manager of Schalke 04. But it happened, and now the fans are depressed.

Then 'Normal One's soul arm became a circle. At the time of his appointment to Liverpool, he described himself as a normal one. This accessibility was very important to Klopp. Nor did he get tired of criticizing the commercialism that prevails in football. But now he has thrown all this out the window. With the Red Bull transfer he sold his soul and provided solid evidence that football was nothing more than a business away from fans, not a romance,' he said in a scathing dig at Klopp.

Klopp chose to take a break by stepping down as Liverpool manager at the end of the 2023-2024 season. He said he was leaving Liverpool, "Now I'm running out of energy. There is no problem with energy right now. It's a fact that I have to announce at some point, but it's okay for now. Nevertheless, I know that I can't continue to do this. Our respect and love have all grown because of our years together, all our time, and everything we've been through together, and what remains between us is trust. It's too big," he said, explaining the reason for leaving.

Then "I'm still a normal person, but I haven't lived a normal life for too long. I don't want to wait until I'm too old to live a normal life. This is the right moment for me, and I think it's the right moment for the club because I can't work anymore next year"He cited a normal life as the reason for his decision to resign. However, Klopp was appointed as the head of Red Bull Global Soccer just a few months later.

Klopp also boasts a tremendous status in Liverpool, but he cannot be left out of Germany's representative master. Klopp, who started his leadership career as a coach at Mainz in 2001, continued to be the coach with a lot of joy and sadness on the German stage, including Mainz's promotion to the Bundesliga in the 2003-2004 season and Bundesliga 2 relegation in the 2006-2007 season.

Dortmund, who noted Klopp's leadership in Mainz, embraced Klopp. Klopp, who took over at Dortmund in 2008, broke off Bayern Munich's dominant Bundesliga victory streak and won the Bundesliga in the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 seasons, leading Dortmund's best days in the 2010s. Since then, Klopp and Dortmund have surprised Europe by reaching the final of the European Champions League in the 2012-2013 season.

The problem is that such Klopp chose Red Bull. Red Bull has a club in the German Bundesliga as RB Leipzig, but it is one of the things that is highly criticized by the German media and soccer fans.

Red Bull took over SSV Macranstadt, a fifth-division German team, in the 2009-2010 season and entered German soccer in earnest. Red Bull, whose goal was to promote the Bundesliga, was promoted to the first division of the 2016-2017 season in just seven years through aggressive investment immediately after the acquisition. However, there was a problem. It was the Bundesliga rule of "50+1". German professional football clubs are regulations aimed at preventing non-commercial and non-profit organizations from holding more than 51% of the club's shares, allowing fans with more than a majority of voting rights to exert overall influence on the team and shaking the team from external capital.

Red Bull skilfully got out of it. Red Bull held its largest 49% stake and then sold the remaining 51% to only a few people involved, including the Red Bull leadership, consolidating its position to maintain its aggressive investment. This contrasts with clubs such as Dortmund, where as many as 140,000 voting rights are among fans.

The company name of the club was also a problem. Asked if RB Leipzig's RB is Red Bull, he explained that it is an abbreviation of German 'RasenBall'. Red Bull's claim that it used the name 'zandi Gong' in literal translation received even more backlash. Leipzig, which commercialized soccer using all the expedients that can be used from the perspective of German soccer fans, cannot be happy.

Therefore, Tuchel's decision was criticized a lot. Moreover, his choice of Red Bull, who was involved in Dortmund, where citizens have great influence, was completely contrary to his previous choice, so fans were disappointed.

There is a lot of criticism about Klopp's return to the field. It doesn't seem easy for Klopp to turn public opinion around right away.

digh1229@sportschosun.com

"You're no longer 'Normal One"!"+"I sold my soul to the business"...'Master' Klopp strongly condemns return to the field →"It's the most disappointing thing"

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