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Life, the 2nd chance and Jurgen Klopp

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  I am good with dates. I vividly remember it was 26th May 2018. I had my final exam of Engineering life and Liverpool were set to face Real Madrid for the UCL final. The build-up to the game wasn't ideal for me personally. I had already received 3 rejections for my MS applications. For some reason, I built up a mental image that "Everything can't be bad" and LFC are gonna lift the 6th. That obviously didn't happen. After the final, a dejected Jurgen Klopp said back then: "This is not the end, only beginning". But I kinda refused to believe it. This was a golden opportunity that LFC lost. I remember waking up on the 27th. Never felt worse in life. Had nothing to look forward to. Engrossed in despair. On the 29th something changed. I wake up to my Twitter notifications at 5:30 AM. Liverpool FC have signed Fabinho. Out of nowhere. A type of player Klopp has never signed before. That made me thinking, I should probably change my approach too. And I started...

An ode to the champions: Liverpool 2019

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Kiev was a disaster, pain and despair Dream of the 6th was diminished, beyond repair "Will never win a final" said everyone "Not the end, only beginning" proclaimed the Normal one Starting of 2019 wasn't like the previous one Even though Napoli, PSG and Bayern were undone Then the Reds faced Porto, a sense of Deja Vu 6-1 in two legs and Liverpool went through Barcelona in semifinal, maestro Messi's might 3-0 at Camp Nou gave agony, nightmare and plight Salah, Firmino were out; final seemed a distant dream But it was Jurgen's Redmen, not your ordinary team "Let's fail in the most beautiful way" said the German gaffer Destiny smiled back, as football God wrote a love letter Kop sang the anthem as time stood still Gini and Origi scored a brace, LFC won Four Nil Then it was time for Madrid, the final game Liverpool won 2-0 as Origi rose to fame Almost a million welcomed the team, overjoyed and...