Published 19:57 IST, June 26th 2020
Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool script glory out of fractured fairytale as Inevitables stand tall
Liverpool's tale has been 30 years in the making. Jurgen Klopp and his relentless Reds made history as they were finally crowned champions of England.
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Truly a season like or. After most heroic of failures, reluctantly becoming greatest runners-up in history of English football, Liverpool have ended ir 30-year wait to be crowned champions of England. Drama, intrigue and, ultimately, agony last time around, gave way to sheer dominance, grit, determination and flamboyance this time as a painful 30-year wait ended in most unforeseen circumstances. Asterisk or t, Jurgen Klopp’s ‘Inevitables’ are champions of England.
Liverpool Premier League champions: Jurgen Klopp’s Inevitables’ relentless dominance this season
Ferocity has been highlight of Liverpool’s glorious campaign. Reds won ir first eight games, drew ninth at Old Trafford, and marched on to win next 18, equalling Man City’s all-time top-flight record of 18 successive league wins. In process, Liverpool went 44 league games unbeaten – second-longest unbeaten run in history of English football.
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Over years, Premier League’s history-makers have often adopted monikers, titles that underlined ir historic feats – Arsene Wenger’s ‘Invincibles’, Pep Guardiola’s ‘Centurions’. Jurgen Klopp’s Reds were coined ‘ Inevitables’; a matter of when, t if. And so it was.
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool wrapped up title with seven games to spare, quickest a team has ever been crowned champions in England’s top flight. That title win came in June was ar testament to a season to remember. June is latest a team has wrapped up league title. re was talk of an asterisk being put to Liverpool’s name, considering events that have unfolded. In an interview after restart, Jurgen Klopp welcomed asterisk. “Give us an asterisk, yes. It is most difficult season ever.”
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Liverpool Premier League champions: From doubters to believers, Jurgen Klopp’s heavy-metal football leads Reds to glory
Even with a record haul in ir sights, it has been far from smooth sailing for Liverpool this season. Alisson was out injured for considerable part of first half of season, while Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip all picked up injuries that kept m out of side. Yet, in face of adversity and a hectic schedule, Klopp’s relentless Reds picked up win after win. A 1-0 win at Bramall Lane against a well-drilled Sheffield United, a nervy 2-1 win at Villa Park, and similar victories against Chelsea and Leicester early on meant Liverpool had to dig deep and claw out wins.
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n came flamboyant, heavy-metal wins against Everton (5-2) and Leicester (4-0) in December as Liverpool stamped ir authority in England. Though Liverpool were suffocating ir opponents on pitch, Kop refrained from title talk. Could this be ir year at last? Could it? Whispers of optimism remained just that. Kop’s cautioned optimism was understandable, given agony of near-miss campaigns. Even racking up a club-record 97 points was t eugh to clinch title last season. To come back from a historic campaign and mount ar challenge would take something else; something akin to ‘mentality monsters’.
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Liverpool Premier League champions: Jurgen Klopp’s Reds enter promised land, as quest for football’s Holy Grail comes to a close
A slew of records broken and a litany of ors in ir sights, Jurgen Klopp’s Inevitables were cocooned from rapture surrounding ir record-shattering season, until Man United came to Anfield. That 2-0 win against ir eternal rivals who had kcked m off ir perch served as clincher for Kop, who began to sing, “And w you’re gonna believe us”. While Pep Guardiola was handed crown jewels to add to his Centurions squad over and over, Jurgen Klopp put his trust in pyrotechnics of his devastating front three. With Mo Salah and Sadio Mane challenging for Golden Boot once again and Roberto Firmi adding to his bag of tricks and flicks, Liverpool marched on.
With major summer signings and same squad that fell agonisingly short last season, Jurgen Klopp led Liverpool to promised land. In a way, it was his destiny. fist-pumping German led his previous club to ir first Champions League final in 16 years. What Klopp has done at Liverpool transcends that monumental achievement; leading a club with a fractured fairytale of a legacy to Champions League glory and a Premier League title in of just over a year. Jurgen Klopp is w first German manr to have won Premier League, and Liverpool have been crowned champions of England in eight different decades, more than any or club.
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A summer without major signings, injuries to key personnel, mental anguish of missing out on title last season despite a club-record points tally, and a raging pandemic – all stood in way of Liverpool’s title charge. As of June 26, however, Reds have overcome se difficulties with aplomb. What was a club, whose history stood at risk of turning into a relic, w stands at pinnacle of football. Jurgen Klopp’s Inevitables are champions. While triumph may t have come in front of packed colosseum that is Anfield, question Jurgen Klopp is asking world is – Are you t entertained?
Im Courtesy: LiverpoolFC.com, Liverpool Instagram
19:44 IST, June 26th 2020