In Jurgen Klopp’s final week at Liverpool as manager he was almost in tears after the players’ tributes

It’s unclear whether Jurgen Klopp has ever read The Adventures of Tintin, but if the Liverpool boss happened upon the Belgian comic at some point, he could feel a deep connection with Captain Haddock.

The image of an exhausted and disheveled captain reflecting on a particularly hectic week only to be told it’s actually only Wednesday has since gone viral and is now on board the social media train after launching an account on Saturday of Instagram, the meme is something Klopp will be able to relate to immensely.

The “busiest week” of Klopp’s life, as he described it on Friday, began on Monday with his usual matchday duties after traveling to Birmingham for what would be a 3-3 draw with Aston Villa.

Back in Merseyside on Tuesday, Klopp was at Anfield for a celebratory event with the club’s staff as they all descended on the main stand to have their pictures taken with the man of the hour and the items he has added to the collection in the last few. years.

READ MORE: What Jurgen Klopp really thinks about a possible statue at Anfield after Liverpool farewell

READ MORE: Jurgen Klopp addresses Michael Edwards Liverpool rift rumors and Man City allegations question 115

There was a barbecue with the players at the AXA Center on Thursday, before Friday’s final pre-match press conference was marked with bottles of champagne for the press who covered the Reds’ fortunes at every turn during their time on Merseyside. A printed canvas marking his greatest achievements was handed over from the local press, alongside a charity collection of which Klopp nominated the Fans Supporting Foodbank as the beneficiary.

As always, it was a busy time, but this was unique for a manager who leaves with legendary figures like Steven Gerrard, demanding statues be built in his honour. This is the transformative impact it has had.

How his final act as Reds boss will play out on Sunday when Wolves visit Anfield is almost anyone’s guess, but it will be an exciting affair for everyone connected with Liverpool FC. That much is certain.

After the best part of a decade on Merseyside, it will be reassuring for fans to hear that Klopp has no intention of taking up another Premier League job before he retires for good.

“It’s very difficult,” admits Klopp. “At Mainz, when the last game came, I said that if we get promoted, I will stay. But the other team won, so we didn’t advance.

“Dortmund, the last game at home, we had the cup final next week, so we trained the next day. Now it’s completely different. It’s clear before the game ‘that’s it’. Yes, it will be a long break, 100%. May be.

“It’s certain that my time in England is over because I’m not going to coach another team here. If I manage again, it won’t be around the corner. Nothing will happen like that. It means a big, big part of my life it is definitely over.

“I know myself, I’m super excited. In a moment, I’ve been super excited this week. On Thursday, the players did an incredibly nice thing talking about me and other members of the staff who are leaving, Virgil did an incredible .I only had to make a joke here and there.

“If I had started speaking my mind, I would have been gone (emotionally). I knew that. No one will remember what I said yesterday, it was just to protect myself. It will obviously have to be the right things on Sunday .

“I’m talking to 60,000 people and from all over the world, whatever. I didn’t understand what this was going to be like, but it’s the last time I see Anfield like this. I’m fine with that. It’s not like I think I should have another 500. games, but the last time is going to be super hard, I know that.

“But again, I can only say that if it hadn’t been difficult, it would have been a really miserable time. We had a great time together, so this day is going to be difficult. That’s the price you pay .”

In his final scrum with the press at the AXA Centre, Klopp added: “I think it’s probably my philosophy in life and it works the other way around too. So it’s not important what we thought about Liverpool fans before we came, it’s so much more. important what I think when I leave, and I couldn’t think more, I couldn’t feel more love or appreciation. It’s just not possible.

“And yes, I think I worked pretty well on it! It might be an OK phrase, but in between, you have to do the right things together so you really have that kind of impact. And people had a real impact. impact on us, and vice versa, obviously.

“I’ve always known this, but recently I wrote it! Life-changing moments, obviously, for all of us and for a lot of shirtless people.”