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Usually media appearances are worth linking innocuously, but Jürgen Klopp is a pretty big deal. He's the type of manager fans wish they had at their club, and for anyone who was even vaguely familiar with Klopp during his days at Borussia Dortmund, he just seemed like a really cool guy. He makes football fun but is fiercely competitive with a firm idea on how football should be played.
Since Klopp succeeded Brendan Rodgers nearly a year ago, supporting Liverpool has been fun. That adjective and idea is what football fans should be looking for when following their club, but combine that with winning and playing well? Add a charismatic and magnetic manager who avoids spiteful behaviour on top of all that? It's quite a dream.
For Klopp, the goal is "to play football we remember" with winning the Premier League at some stage. Maybe an additional target is to make opposition defenders suffer and admit their suffering, but it's all connected! Going further into his comments, however, provides an insight on how he approaches football and what fans remember after years pass quicker than we realise.
"I think that's what you have to do in life, use the time you have together to create some moments which you really can enjoy and when you look back, you think 'they were maybe a few of the best moments I had.'
"It cannot happen that we finish 15th when you collect moments like this, so with the quality we have, I know what everybody wants to hear because there is a big rush in football and someone says they want to hear we want to win the league.
"Of course we want to win it, I don't know when it will happen. But all I can say is that we will do our all for it [so] we are not too far away from the teams which battle for the title."
Liverpool have struggled in recent years, and clubs don't stay on the top forever. There is genuine momentum and a positive atmosphere around the club that feels sustainable. 2013/14 was a wondrous exception in a period of stagnation, but Jürgen Klopp isn't about single seasons in isolation. It's about building, growing, getting better, doing your best, pushing further, and going again the next season.
Things are good right now, so let's enjoy watching our manager with the same admiration and fascination as Jamie Carragher.