Chapter 741 How did you get by?

The weather was unusually cold that day!

The dark clouds in the sky seemed like they would press down on our heads at any time, making people feel depressed.

Blowing from the southwest, the monsoon across the English Channel is not strong but very sharp, like a knife. When it hits people, it can penetrate into their clothes through every hole, making them feel cold all over.

Jurgen Klopp was strolling on the streets of Dortmund. When he turned the corner, the wind blew past him and he felt a bit cold. He shivered involuntarily. He quickly pressed down the yellow Dortmund fan cap on his head, put his hands in his sweatshirt pockets, and continued walking.

At this time, people in this city are either at work or sleeping. In short, it is difficult to see people on the streets.

Occasionally, a few people passed by in a hurry, and no one recognized that this sloppy middle-aged man was the head coach of Dortmund.

But Klopp had a feeling that if anyone recognized him, they might scold him.

Because just last night, Dortmund was beaten 1-2 by Atletico Madrid at their home ground. This was obviously not an easy score for Dortmund to accept.

But he and his players have already tried their best!

Sometimes, he really wants to scold some fans because they are completely unreasonable!

Yes, in the minds of some fans, there is no logic at all, only demands!

That's winning!

They would never have thought that after Dortmund sent away two key players, Gotze and Reus, in one summer and the team suffered heavy losses, reaching the semi-finals was already the limit for Dortmund. What else could they expect?

What they will not accept is that how can they expect the team to continue to maintain its strong performance in the league as it has in the past few seasons when the team is plagued by injuries and the players are demoralized?

The most important thing for Klopp's team is cohesion and trust!

But now, Gotze and Reus are gone, and Lewandowski is also leaving. Where is the cohesion?

The moment before, Klopp had vowed that Reus would never leave, but the next second, the management officially announced that Reus had moved to the wealthy team Tottenham Hotspur. Where is the trust?

This is such a fucking season!

This will also be Klopp's last season in this city!

With his head down, he walked forward step by step.

I passed the fragrant bakery and the closed coffee shop and arrived at the intersection.

Opposite is the largest sporting goods store in the center of Dortmund!

I still remember that when Klopp just took over as coach of the Hornets, the team was at a low point. It was in this shopping mall that the price of a Dortmund jersey dropped to less than 20 euros, but still no one was interested in buying it.

But in the past few seasons, in this mall, Hornets jerseys and fan supplies are always sold out and in short supply, even in the branch in Düsseldorf.

When the owner of this shopping mall met Klopp, he joked that the citizens of Düsseldorf were more hungry for Dortmund jerseys and fan supplies than for Apple tablets.

This makes Klopp proud!

But now, all of this will be far away from him!

In the league, they climbed up step by step from the relegation zone and returned to the middle level. However, for Dortmund, which was still talking about winning the championship in the past two years, the middle level was already a completely unacceptable bad result.

Now, they may even be eliminated from the Champions League.

Thinking of this, Klopp sighed heavily.

His last season at Dortmund may very well leave him with nothing!

Even the fans who have supported him over the past few years may now choose to abandon him.

Standing at the corner of the intersection, looking at the sporting goods store opposite that had not yet opened, Klopp couldn't help but be stunned.

He was only awakened by the ringing of his cell phone.

When he took it out, it turned out to be his agent, Mark Kosik.

"Hey, Mark!" Klopp answered the phone.

"You didn't go to Brakel this morning?" asked Mark Kosik.

Brakel is the location of Dortmund's training base.

"No, the team had a day off this morning. They have been under too much pressure recently," Klopp said.

"Well, are you free now?"

Klopp frowned in some surprise, "What's the matter?"

"Remember what I mentioned to you before, Inter Milan in Serie A once contacted me and asked if you were willing to go to Serie A to coach?"

"Yeah!" Klopp certainly remembered that Inter Milan was the first party to invite him after he announced his resignation from Dortmund.

"Their boss came to Dortmund in person!"

"What?" Klopp was a little surprised.

It’s just a matter of selecting a head coach, but the boss himself is asked to do it?

Even though Klopp always felt that he was very important, he was still a little surprised.

Because in front of the big boss, these head coaches are nothing. When have you ever seen a boss personally come forward to hire a head coach? It’s good enough to make a phone call and communicate a few words!

"The owner of Inter Milan, who is also the owner of Atletico Madrid, was at the Westfalenstadion last night."

"oh!"

Klopp suddenly realized it.

But I still felt a little flattered, after all, the boss came in person.

"How is it? Do you want to meet?" asked Mark Kosik.

But soon, he added, "I think they are very sincere and the conditions are quite good!"

The last sentence made Klopp a little moved.

Although he has repeatedly been stubborn and even faced provocations from Bayern Munich executives many times, he has repeatedly stated that he is happy to lead the loser team to counterattack the rich and handsome team. But let me ask, who doesn't want to have better coaching resources?

Just like now, if Dortmund has enough resources in all aspects, or does not need too much, as long as they are not short of money financially, will Gotze and Reus still leave?

In the past few years, the team that he had worked so hard to build and run in was always torn apart during the summer transfer window, and core players such as Sahin, Shinji Kagawa, Gotze, and Reus were sent away one after another.

Ask yourself, no matter how great and outstanding Klopp is, he can't withstand such poaching for many years!

Mark Kosik on the other end of the phone felt the hesitation in Klopp's silence, "Jurgen, I know that your original plan was to rest and add value to yourself, but I think this may be an opportunity."

"What do you mean?" Klopp asked again.

"Haven't you always wanted to visit Bielsa's training and have a good exchange with him?"

"Yeah, what's the matter?"

"Then you should go meet him, because the person who wants to meet you is the owner of Southampton!"

"What?" Klopp was shocked.

I have to say, he is a very eccentric football man.

The news that Southampton, Inter Milan, Monaco, Atletico Madrid and other teams have the same owner is no longer a secret in the core circles of European professional football. Klopp would know it if he just asked around.

But unfortunately, Dortmund's head coach is a guy who is only focused on the team and doesn't care about what's happening outside!

"You mean, these teams have the same owner?"

"Yes!" Mark Kosik on the other end of the phone must have felt himself sweating profusely.

If you don’t even know this, how the hell did you make it in professional football?

"Southampton has always attached great importance to coaching and tactics. As you mentioned before, regularly inviting famous coaches to communicate is just one of them. As for Bielsa's tactical attainments, you also know that Guardiola and Simeone are deeply influenced by him."

This is also why Klopp is so eager to communicate with Bielsa and visit Southampton's training.

Guardiola has been his nemesis in the Bundesliga this season, and Simeone just dealt him a heavy blow in the Champions League.

If the apprentice is so outstanding, won’t the master’s level be even higher?

Moreover, Bielsa has always been like a legendary hermit!

"That's right!" Mark Kosik suddenly thought of something.

"Inter Milan sent a document before. I left it at your house. Have you read it?"

As an agent, he knew very well that Klopp's meeting with Yang Huan was more or less an application for a job.

Everyone who has applied for a job knows that they must first understand the position they are about to apply for and the background of the recruiting company.

Therefore, he had to give a reminder.

"I saw it!" Klopp replied.

"Inter Milan has serious problems. Mazzarri has tried his best, but many things cannot be solved or done by just trying your best. However, I also feel that Inter Milan is quite supportive of Mazzarri, but..."

Sometimes, the club and the coach are like a marriage. It doesn't mean that they will live together forever just because they are in love.

The key is that there are still too many unpredictable things happening.

Neither Mazzarri nor Inter Milan can be said to be without sincerity, as can be seen from the fact that the two sides had negotiated in advance and parted ways peacefully this season. In order to preserve Mazzarri's reputation, Inter Milan's external statement was that Mazzarri resigned voluntarily.

I can only say that Mazzarri is really not suitable for Inter Milan!

"So what do you think?" Mark Kosik asked with concern.

Before the negotiations, he must first find out what bargaining chips he has, so that he has the capital to negotiate!

"With Inter Milan's current lineup and strength, if they play normally, there will be no problem in the top three of the league. Moreover, their lineup is very young and has great development potential in the long run."

After a pause, Klopp continued: "But the biggest problem of this team at the moment is cohesion and lack of trust in each other, so no matter who is in charge of Inter Milan, they must face this big problem!"

The two major elements of cohesion and trust cannot be established overnight.

But it would be much easier to destroy it.

This is how the world is, construction is always more difficult than destruction!

"Are you sure?" Mark Kosik asked again.

Klopp obviously hesitated, thought about it, and said, "I don't know."

"have no idea?"

"If someone asks me, I will definitely say yes, but sometimes, if a head coach wants to achieve results, it is not enough to rely on the coaching staff and players alone. It also depends on the management and the business philosophy of the entire club."

"you mean……"

"If Inter Milan just wants to stop at the top three of the league and guarantee the Champions League like Naples and Roma, then I have no interest in this team!"

Klopp was very determined and sure when he said this.

With his current fame and status in European football, he would certainly not allow himself to coach a team without ambitions.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Mark Kosik on the other end of the phone burst into laughter.

"What's the matter?" Klopp was a little surprised.

"Nothing!" Mark Kosik was still laughing. "It just reminded me of something Yang Huan once said when Inter Milan's football director Branca called me."

"What?" Klopp asked with great interest.

The key point is that Yang Huan is too mysterious in European football!

"He said that Inter Milan is looking for a coach who can focus on long-term development and lead the Nerazzurri to the pinnacle of history, rather than just seeking a flash in the pan like in 2010, so this time, they are very cautious!"

Very cautious?

Choose me?

The boss comes to talk in person?

On the cold streets of Dortmund, Klopp once again felt the warmth of being valued.