Picture Special: First images of Jurgen Klopp as he gets comfortable at Anfield
Jurgen Klopp poses with the Liverpool shirt
JURGEN KLOPP gave English football fans a glimpse of his charm and charisma as he spoke for the first time since becoming Liverpool's new manager.
 
The German said he was simply the 'Normal One' in response to a question about Jose Mourinho's 'Special One' comment when he first arrived in England in 2004.
"I am a normal guy from the Black Forest. I don't compare myself with these genius managers from the past," he told the media.
"Not one of these great managers said in his first press conference 'my target is I want to be a legend at the end of my time here'.
"This is a great club because of many good decisions in the past, good players, brilliant players, now we have to work in the present.
"Twenty-five years ago (Liverpool's last title) is a long time. In this time all people have tried to get better, to improve, to take the next title.
"But history is only the base for us. It is all the people are interested in but you don't take history in your backpack and carry it with you for 25 years.
"We can wait for it but I don't want to say we can wait 20 years."
The former Borussia Dortmund boss then called for patience from Reds supporters as he attempts to become the first Liverpool manager to win the league title since 1990.
 
Picture Special: First images of Jurgen Klopp as he gets comfortable at Anfield
Jurgen Klopp walks onto the Anfield pitch
"Please give us time to work on it," Klopp pleaded.
"Please be patient. I don't say we have to wait 20 years. In four years time I'm pretty sure we will have won a title. If not, Switzerland!"
Klopp insisted he was happy with Liverpool's squad and said he want to change the mentality from "doubters to believers".
He said: "This is a great club with big potential, fast players, strong players, good defenders.
 
Picture Special: First images of Jurgen Klopp as he gets comfortable at Anfield
Jurgen Klopp poses on the pitch with Ian Ayre and Tom Werner

Picture Special: First images of Jurgen Klopp as he gets comfortable at Anfield
Jurgen Klopp with Ian Ayre and Tom Werner
"Everything is there. Four or five strikers you can work with when they are not injured, midfielders, defenders are experienced and young, goalkeeper is really good.
"You have to change from doubters to believers. We have to start anew and see what happens this year."
There was speculation that Klopp wanted full control of Liverpool's transfers but the German dismissed claims he has problem with the club's transfer committee.
"It was not a problem for 10 seconds. We talked about it, of course, but I am not an idiot," he said.
 
"For me it is enough to have the first and the last word, the middle we can discuss everything.
"We only want to discuss about very good players, it is discussing on the highest level.
"I am not a genius. I don't know more than the rest of the world.
"I need the other people to get the perfect information and when we have this we will sign the player or sell a player.
"It is really easy to handle this."

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