Transformer: Klopp, the Revolution of a Club and Culture

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This is the story of a man who transformed a club and a city

The news of Jurgen Klopp stepping down as Liverpool manager sent shockwaves across his adopted city. The story of Klopp and Liverpool is a special one. This city, haunted by tragedy and economic hardship, found itself reinvigorated by one man's philosophy, and an approach to football that was driven by joy, passion and inclusivity.

Structured around nineteen notable games in Klopp's Liverpool career, Transformer tells the story of this unique relationship with a passion, zeal and humour befitting of the man himself.

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It will take a Scouser and a Red to appreciate and capture this divine connection and the nine years of unique excitement it sparked. Nobody is better placed to provide that insight than Neil Atkinson -- CLIVE TYLDESLEY
Neil's ability to fuse emotion with cultural meaning and speak to the very heart of what Liverpool stands for is unique -- MELISSA REDDY
Transformer is a great book on Jrgen Klopp from Mr Atkinson! As you'd expect as Neil has been a huge transformer himself in taking the fanzine days of the '80s and '90s into the digital and visual content that is The Anfield Wrap of today. A must-read for all Reds -- JAMIE CARRAGHER
I was absolutely stunned by Transformer. It's so joyously discursive - as if Tristram Shandy had written a football book! Maybe dribbling is a better metaphor - as if Maradona's dribbling skills were translated into words. I honestly felt humbled reading it -- FRANK COTTRELL-BOYCE
Nobody writes about football like Neil Atkinson. A compelling and perceptive voice, not just on Liverpool but on the game itself, its motives, its meanings and its place in our lives -- JONATHAN LIEW

Author Bio

Neil Atkinson is a Liverpool-based writer and the host of The Anfield Wrap, a highly popular online football and culture magazine dedicated to Liverpool FC. An avid Liverpool supporter, Atkinson has co-authored the books Make Us Dream and Red Letters, and has written for the Guardian, the Independent and the Liverpool Echo. Atkinson has also appeared on BBC Breakfast, Football Focus, Sky Sports, TNT Sports and more.

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