Before Liverpool came to Madrid to face Tottenham, many fans were worried that the "curse" of coach Jurgen Klopp's failure would continue to haunt the port city team.
Klopp has played in 7 finals in his career and in addition to winning the first match, he was a complete failure. There have been doubts about the German strategist becoming a Michael Ballack on the coaching bench, a great second man.
Looking back on Klopp's journey, everyone must exclaim that the German coach was very unlucky. His Liverpool have reached 3 finals but have all suffered humiliating defeats.
They lost to Man City in the League Cup on the penalty spot. They were sent back to Sevilla in the Europa League due to Alberto Moreno's mistakes. They lost to Real Madrid in last year's Champions League final due to a disastrous day of competition by goalkeeper Loris Karius.
Last season in the Premier League, Klopp's Liverpool became the "greatest second-placed team" with a record score for a... runner-up team. Obviously, Klopp must still be the one to take the main responsibility because in the end, he is still the one who makes tactical and personnel choices and causes his team to suffer the consequences.
However, after all, Klopp has proven that fate or fate are all created by humans. With his efforts and painful experiences in the past, Klopp has overcome fate, writing a new page in his life.
After 4 years, 4 finals have been lost 3 times, including 2 Champions League finals. But Klopp did not give up, did not give up, he persevered to build a strong enough force to create a "empire". Thanks to that, The Kop have the best players in their positions, many stars are entering their prime at a very young age.
The teams that Klopp has led always pursued a fiery and enthusiastic attacking style of play. But in the Champions League final, people saw that change. Having had an advantage early, instead of rushing up and then losing to Sevilla like 3 years ago, Liverpool played cautiously and confidently.
They did not seem to be too superior to Tottenham but in fact killed the "Rooster" excitement with the midfield's ability to hold and hold the ball. No longer hot-tempered and full of emotions, but thanks to that, the risk is also limited to the maximum extent.
Liverpool in the magical night at Madrid were not the best Liverpool, if not the average. But that is the most effective Liverpool.
Under Klopp's reign, all Liverpool players are one, united for the common goal, and then all together reaped the sweet fruits of a convincing Champions League championship. The German strategist has proven that as long as you continue to strive and believe in the path you have chosen, success will come.
