His empire has certainly reached its end. You can see it in him. There is a tiredness in his actions, like sitting down at the end of our last few defeats. There’s also a tiredness in his tactics and approach.
I think we’ve seen both the best and worst of Klopp this season. The manic endings which give you such a buzz when we win. That’s coupled with those inevitable slow starts where the opposition show they aren’t scared of us. Putting faith in those who get a chance and make them feel 10 foot tall. Only to then take them straight out of the squad for his “favoured” personnel.
If he had the energy to go on next season, I would be hoping he could recognise he needs the help from those around him and to relinquish some control. His signings haven’t worked in the most part. Have an idea what 2.0 looks like and trust those to get the round pegs for the round holes. Really trust those who step up to the plate. Mostly, I would hope he could recognise when it is the end of the road of some of his players ability to play at this level and have those honest conversations. Loyalty will only hurt in the long term.
He wouldn’t be untouchable though. I’d still be showing real concern if we didn’t change the starts of our games and put the fear factor back.