After first learning of Jurgen Klopp’s decision to step down as Liverpool manager at the end of the season, Mike Gordon had more time than anyone else to process the shock news. But while most of those affected will have to process it all and come to terms with it in the coming weeks and months, Gordon’s job is to plan his life outside Liverpool.
The chairman of Fenway Sports Group, the most experienced of Boston’s owners, will have the biggest say in how the huge decision will affect Anfield for years to come. So there is no pressure. When Klopp broke the shock news to his boss last November, the conversation was said to have ended “politely”. This is not surprising given the relationship the two have built since they first met nine years ago.
I couldn’t keep that news under wraps for two months. In recent years, discretion has become a key word in business operations, especially at the administrative level. But if a world without the current manager could fill Liverpool fans with anxiety and worry about the future, Gordon’s record is impressive to say the least.”In accordance with Jurgen’s wishes, we are securing extended donations for a more opportune time, but we would be remiss if we did not take this opportunity to ensure that his appointment as a recipient remains one of the greatest blessings of our time,” he said.
Gordon said. this less than two weeks after the news broke. “Synonymous with another great Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp has ‘made people happy’ and we are confident he will continue to do so until his final transfer.”The Milwaukee native’s knowledge of European sports was better than anyone else in Fenway circles and he passed it on to Klopp, who became a free agent in the fall of 2015 after seven years at Borussia Dortmund.
I finished it a few months ago.“[Mike] remains the most knowledgeable soccer person at FSG America and covers aspects of soccer every day with the soccer committee members and coaches,” said John W Henry. Two years ago, Liverpool chairman Tom Warner told the ECHO: “Every time I speak to him, whether it’s 3 in the morning or at night, Mike is on the phone and he’s on the phone with Julian (Ward) or Jurgen or anyone. He also criticized our performance and what we expect for the future. “Mike has supported it from the beginning.”When it became clear that Brendan Rodgers’ reign was coming to an end, the American contacted his future successor and persuaded him to cancel his planned annual holiday to arrange a meeting at the New York office of law firm Shearman and Sterling.
“Analytically, [Dortmund] performed very well compared to expectations,” Gordon said of 2020. “I called Jürgen. We had a special conversation and when we hung up, it was clear he was the right person.”It is now an open secret that Liverpool rely on large-scale data analysis. The current Premier League leader is one of the pioneers in the growth of football data, with head of research Ian Graham becoming Anfield’s secret weapon alongside his team of Tim Waskett, David Steele, Mark Stevenson and Mark Howlett.
Later, Will Spearman took over as head of the department. This modus operandi will equally influence Liverpool’s next decision regarding the heir to the throne. Overestimating the format and the fans. As a result, it was reported that Sporting’s Ruben Amorim and Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi were initially considering it.
Gordon Klopp and his towering persona have become the fashion for modern Liverpool over the past decade, operating in secret behind the scenes and far from the limelight. Domestically, the German is seen as an ideal figure in the media, while those holding sporting director positions and other key operations positions are within reach or sight. This also applies to the FSG president, who listens to important news only on official channels when he needs to comment. Gordon’s close relationship with Klopp extends to the rest of the coaching staff.
