“Everything I am, everything I can be,” quavered Jurgen Klopp, tears streaming down his face, “it is because of you.” The year was 2008, and the setting was the Gutenbergplatz in Mainz. Over 20,000 people gathered in the city’s largest square in an expression of undying gratitude for all that Klopp had given to their club, first as a multi-functional player and later as the manager who inspired their first promotion to the Bundesliga. It was a giddy communion, on a scale that few in his role exp