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Klopp gives Liverpool something to laugh - and cheer - about

Most soccer coaches prowl the sideline with the joy and passion of someone awaiting a root canal. Juergen Klopp races up and down his, high-fiving fans and behaving like a kid on Christmas morning.

Most coaches mourn defeats the way others mourn the death of a close friend. Klopp has been known to laugh after losses. And while most coaches see their players as untouchable members of an unwashed caste, Klopp has twice broken his prescription glasses in wild on-field hugfests with his team.

Clearly Klopp, Liverpool’s German-born Teutonic Care Bear, is not like most coaches.

“I’m quite emotional right?