Jurgen Klopp, the head coach of Liverpool, has finally shared his feelings about the club’s victory in the English Premier League, expressing a mix of emotions following their first Premier League title win in 30 years.
Liverpool clinched the Premier League championship after Chelsea defeated Manchester City 2-1 on Thursday night.
Manchester City’s hopes of defending their title against Liverpool next week were dashed as they failed to secure a win against Chelsea after conceding two goals.
It took Liverpool 28 wins and 86 points in an incredible season where they suffered only one defeat to secure the title.
Klopp has now opened up about the nostalgic impact of the triumph, a year after their UEFA Champions League victory.
“I am completely overwhelmed; I don’t know, it’s a mix of everything – I am relieved, I am happy, I am proud, I couldn’t be more proud of the boys,” Klopp told Liverpool’s official website.
“How we watched the game together, we knew it could happen, it couldn’t not happen, we didn’t know. We want to play football and we are really happy that we are allowed to play again – then when it happened in that moment, it was a pure explosion.
“When we counted down the last five seconds of the game, the ref counted down a little bit longer than us so we had to look at two or three more passes!
“Then it was pure…I cannot describe it. It was a really, really nice moment. Directly after it, I felt so empty inside – I cannot believe it, I am really not happy with myself in the moment that I feel like I feel, but it’s just a little bit too much in the moment. I will be fine, nobody has to worry.
“I actually couldn’t be happier; I couldn’t have dreamed of something like that and I never did before last year, honestly. We were not close enough three years ago, a year ago we were really close…what the boys have done in the last two-and-a-half years, the consistency they show is absolutely incredible and second to none.
“Honestly, I have no idea how we do that all the time. Last night, a very good example – we played a game like the stadium is fully packed and everybody is shouting ‘Liverpool’ or whatever constantly.
“It is a wonderful moment, that’s what I can say.