going to war together
This past weekend, I watched a final - EFL cup football, between Chelsea and Liverpool. On the Chelsea side, expensive players who collectively cost about one billion dollars. Other side was missing all of its front line three, their first choice goalkeeper, defenders, midfielders - all out due to injury. Liverpool won the match in extra time. They fought fearlessly for 120 minutes and they wanted it more. Liverpool’s manager, Jurgen Klopp, announced stepping down as a manager by the end of this season. He said he is running low on energy, “we are not bunnies anymore, jumping up and down”, that felt like “running on three wheels”, “a race car that can go at 180 mph, but running on fumes and needing to take a rest stop”. Since then, the players and the fans want to make memories with the remaining matches, win everything they can and close this season as a long goodbye. How do one create such a following? He hugs every player coming on, shouting good things in their ear as they wait to...