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With Tottenham next up at home, Gunners manager must restore the positivity of the 2022-23 season
The legendary Brian Clough once famously insisted “I hope anybody’s not stupid enough to write us off”, as he reflected on the drama of a European Cup semi-final first leg against Cologne.
The question of whether Jurgen Klopp – football idealist, fist-pumper extraordinaire, king of good stadium vibes – can work for a global corporate behemoth like Red Bull has become such an issue in Germany that when he was introduced on Tuesday as the ubiquitous fizzy beverage’s new high priest of soccer, his employer did not wait around for someone else to ask it.