The "venom-spitting messiah": Klopp's threat causes a stir

Jürgen Klopp

Jürgen Klopp’s first appearance as Germany coach has also generated huge interest abroad.

Several media outlets in Switzerland and Austria ran a live ticker of Friday morning's press conference in Frankfurt am Main. In England too, Klopp's former adopted home, the press watched closely. One line caused the biggest stir: "If you misbehave and do not leave my family in peace, I’m gone!"

Switzerland's Tagesanzeiger ran the headline: "Klopp snaps at any potential moaners." England's Daily Mail recalled during the press conference of the "Liverpool legend" the discussion around the photos of Julian Nagelsmann with his wife Lena Wurzenberger at the team camp in Winston-Salem.

Meanwhile, the BBC had already asked: "Messiah or mere cosmetics? Klopp must convince the doubters during Germany’s rebuild." German football had slipped into a "profound identity crisis" after the crushing World Cup exit against Paraguay: "Only three weeks later, Klopp was tasked with picking up the pieces and restoring the country’s once famous winning mentality."

Elsewhere in the world champions' country, the media also see Klopp as German football's great hope. "All eyes are now on Klopp. His ability to build competitive teams is the great hope of a Germany working to regain lost prestige and compete for the biggest titles again," wrote the Spanish sports newspaper Marca.