[Pre-collection]
A coach story. Career path: Liverpool assistant coach-Mainz head coach-undecided
Liam Klopp was twenty-seven years old, but drowning in debt.
This young financial shark had lost everything after a failed investment.
He had no choice but to fly back to England and re-enter the world of football as an assistant to his old man, Jurgen Klopp.
At first, his job at Liverpool was just driving the head coach to and from work, arranging for people to catch players at nightclubs, and occasionally using his connections to bring in renowned doctors.
But while paying off his debts, he discovered that his old romantic history had been dug up!
What was he going to do? Was he really never going to pay it all off?!
At seventeen, Liam put on the captain's armband for Germany's U21 team.
In the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final, he made three outstanding saves to deny the Dutch striker's certain goals, then lifted Germany's first-ever U21 European Championship trophy.
Everyone was celebrating, but Liam suddenly felt it was nothing special. He began thinking about quitting the team.
Winning the U21 European Championship was the peak of his career, and its end.
On the third day after the match, Liam Klopp submitted his retirement request.
No injuries. No conflict. No reason at all.
The "impenetrable wall" who had once left forwards all over Europe in despair opened the gates himself the very moment he reached the pinnacle of success.
Ten years later, he stood on the touchline at Anfield in a reflective Liverpool assistant coach's vest, holding his old man's tactics board and looking utterly despondent.
Pairing: a certain little goalkeeper bear
Theme: Face your debts
