The days following the DFB-Pokal semi-final defeat were a somber and reflective period for the Borussia Dortmund squad. The pain of the loss was still raw, the disappointment of coming so close to a cup final a bitter pill to swallow.
But in the world of elite football, there is no time to dwell on what might have been. The relentless schedule demands that you pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and prepare for the next challenge. And for Dortmund, the challenges were coming thick and fast.
The healing process began not on the training pitch, but in the quiet moments of reflection and conversation that followed the defeat.
Klopp, ever the master of man-management, encouraged his players to talk, to share their feelings, to process the disappointment together.
