Transformer: Klopp, the Revolution of a Club and Culture [Paperback]

From the host and CEO of The Anfield Wrap comes a riveting book on the trailblazing Liverpool FC manager Jürgen Klopp and the hope he gave to the club and the people of Liverpool

Before Klopp's arrival in 2015, the city of Liverpool had not seen such great success since The Beatles.

Neil Atkinson explores how Klopp, heralded as one of the most charismatic and successful managers in the history of football, has taken Liverpool FC to great heights over the past nine years. As Klopp's departure nears, Atkinson looks back on the trailblazing manager's time in Liverpool, the legacy he leaves behind and what it means for Liverpool: the club and the city.

Weaving this story around 11 key games, taken from Klopp's first season to his last, Atkinson considers how Liverpool has evolved into one of the greatest teams in football, with millions of supporters across the globe, and how Klopp and his philosophy have restored to the city, devastated by Hillsborough and its aftermath as well as other economic travails, a genuine sense of hope, pride and

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Neil Atkinsonis a Liverpool-based writer and the host of The Anfield Wrap, a highly popular online football and culture magazine dedicated to Liverpool FC. An avid Liverpool supporter, Atkinson has co-authored the booksMake Us DreamandRed Letters, and has written for theGuardian, theIndependentand theLiverpool Echo. Atkinson has also appeared onBBC Breakfast,Football Focus, Sky Sports, TNT Sports and more.

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It will take a Scouser and a Red to appreciate and capture this divine connection and the nine years of unique excitement it sparked. Nobody is better placed to provide that insight than Neil Atkinson Neil's ability to fuse emotion with cultural meaning and speak to the very heart of what Liverpool stands for is unique "Transformeris a great book on Jurgen KloplsN