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Jurgen Klopp rarely gives the impression of a man relaxed. A man at peace. A man with time on his side.

From his often manic gesturing on the touchline to the fact he’s already on the brink of etching his name into Anfield folklore after just seven months in charge, the German is not someone who seems willing to stand on ceremony.

Appearances, though, can be deceptive.

And when it comes to the bigger picture, Klopp is well aware of the value of that most precious footballing commodity.

Patience.

Liverpool could take a shortcut to the Champions League by beating Sevilla to lift the Europa League in Basel on Wednesday, the Reds boss successfully reigniting the Anfield faithful and, true to his mission statement, turning doubters into believers.

But the renewed fervour on the Kop should, Klopp believes, be tempered with a sense of realism.

“The nice thing is, when you are successful in three years or five years, you can look back and say the first two years were really important,” he says.

“If you want to have success in the first year, then there’s more pressure and you have a draw and it’s a catastrophe, things like that.

“Cool down. Everybody believe me. I’m ambitious to the highest level. I’m ready for everything.

“It’s absolutely normal that after this long time with success and then this long break from success that the people are still passionate, but they lose patience. That’s what happened here.

“But I know it’s work, and work needs time. Time can be a week, a month, a year, two years.

“If we stay really together and go this way together then it’s a bright future for Liverpool.”

'I love how Liverpudlians live football, the history around it'

Klopp made a pointed comment after Wednesday’s 1-1 home draw with Premier League that the fans, as well as the players, must learn to be more patient when things aren’t immediately going to plan.

But it has become increasingly difficult for supporters not to be carried away by the enthusiasm shown by the Reds boss that is being reflected in the performances of his players.

For Klopp, it’s something of a two-way street.

“I love how Liverpudlians live football, the history around it, the special commitment,” he says.

“People in Germany talked about Liverpool. It’s not like I watched 500 games with a Liverpool scarf in front of the TV, it was about following the way, the emotion.

“When I came here for a pre-season friendly (in August 2014 with former club Borussia Dortmund), I felt something special.

“It’s not like I was saying I hope they sack Brendan (Rodgers) or anything like that. It was always clear, if there was an opportunity (to come to Liverpool) then I’d think about it.

“Then coming here, we recognised they are nice and great people. It’s really very, very easy to work for these people.”

'I don’t have to make the players into something special'

It’s not just the fans that have been transformed under Klopp.

The Reds boss has been credited with reviving the floundering careers of several Liverpool players, with Adam Lallana, Dejan Lovren and Joe Allen among the chief beneficiaries.

Klopp, though, plays down his resuscitative qualities with trademark modesty.

Speaking to the Men In Blazers podcast, he says: “The most important thing is these players ARE good, I don’t have to make them into something special.

“Adam Lallana, I knew him before he came here. I saw him playing at Southampton, he is a brilliant player and I didn’t care for one second what happened when he first came here.

“I saw Dejan Lovren play before he came here, and I knew he was brilliant. Divock Origi, when he was 17 everybody knew he could be a big striker, he was playing for the Belgium national team.

“I knew Joe Allen from Swansea, I’ve watched football much longer than I’ve been here (at Liverpool).

“It’s not that I think ‘you can’t play football, but believe me, I can make you a world star’. That’s not how it is. These players are really skilled.

“We all can fail and make mistakes. It’s not important. It’s how you handle it and react.”

'My only pressure is to be a good human being'

How Klopp reacts to the media has made him instant box office since arriving on Merseyside in October.

But the German has a typically straightforward approach to such dealings.

“If I like the question, I give a good answer,” he says. “If I don’t like the question, I give a bad answer. That’s how it is. An easy game.

“It’s not about saying what they want to hear or being funny for the sake of being funny.

“If I have the possibility to enjoy the things I do, I do.

“Press conferences are a break from the serious things I do all day. Press conferences are not work, if I have to do it, then I’ll do it.”

And asked for the secret to his success, Klopp has a ready answer.

“I believe in God,” he says. “It’s very easy.

“My only job is to do my best in life, care for my family, care for the people I feel responsible for.

“My only pressure is to be a good human being.”