gether, they are there to solve. We depend on each
other, and that’s what we should not forget.”
That could just as easily be Klopp’s soccer mis-
sion statement. In the most global of sports, one
of the most popular figures has found a giant au-
dience. And what if he can lead Liverpool to its
first domestic title in three decades? “I think it
would put him with the Holy Trinity of Liverpool
managers,” says Honigstein, meaning Shankly,
Bob Paisley and Kenny Dalglish.
“He’s taken a club that was lost. To bring them
back—to relieve those 30 years of disappointment,
that loss of status—I think would be an achieve-
ment on par with theirs.”
Liverpool seems destined to clinch its latest
English title by late spring, but there’s more to
Klopp’s appeal than just winning. The artist Dan
Leydon recently designed a GIF that captures
Klopp’s complete essence: the manager blast-
ing light beams from a futuristic “good vibes”
gun, flashing a toothy laugh. It’s the visual rep-
resentation of a remarkable achievement, a man
completely connected, both mythical and ap-
proachable. ±
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