
Transformer
Klopp, the Revolution of a Club and Culture
Neil Atkinson(Author)
Canongate Books (Publisher)
Published on 19. June 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-83726-295-3 (ISBN)
Description
UPDATED TO COVER THE LEAGUE-WINNING 24/25 SEASON
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.
NOW WITH EXCITING NEW MATERIAL
New chapters detail the 24/25 league-winning season under the leadership of Arne Slot - including Key Game 20 and the epic end of a historic year.
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.
NOW WITH EXCITING NEW MATERIAL
New chapters detail the 24/25 league-winning season under the leadership of Arne Slot - including Key Game 20 and the epic end of a historic year.
Reviews / Votes
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 Juergen 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 LIEWMore details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
222 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83726-295-3 (9781837262953)
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Person
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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