Tag: Jurgen Klopp

  • Jurgen Klopp slams England’s response to COVID-19

    Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has criticised England’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, revealing he feels like an alien for continuing to take it seriously. During its peak, there were fears the Premier League season would be abandoned completely with Klopp himself conceding he became fully aware of that possibility. But despite those sporting concerns, Klopp…

  • Klopp deserves a statue at Anfield – Gerrard

    Klopp deserves a statue at Anfield – Gerrard

    Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says the Reds should already be “starting work on a statue” of Jurgen Klopp ahead of their title coronation. Liverpool will be confirmed as the new Premier League champions if they pick up six points from their final nine fixtures of the 2019-20 season. Klopp’s men had established an unassailable…

  • Liverpool: Why i still wear tracksuit – Klopp

    Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says wearing a tracksuit on the touchline has become part of his identity as a coach. Klopp has made the tracksuit a trademark look amid his rise to prominence with Mainz, Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool. The German says he does not feel as comfortable when he wears more professional attire as…

  • EPL: Liverpool preparing for shorter break between seasons

    Liverpool are preparing for a shorter break between seasons due to the disruption to the current English Premier League (EPL) campaign caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, manager Juergen Klopp has said. The Premier League hopes to restart the 2019/2020 season —- which usually ends in May —- next month. With nine rounds of fixtures remaining,…

  • Jurgen Klopp pushed about re-signing Coutinho

    Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has cooled talk of ever re-signing Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho. Having failed to secure a regular starting spot in his one-and-a-half seasons at Barca, Coutinho is now out on loan at Bayern Munich. So, could a permanent return to Anfield ever be on the cards? “Phil was our boy for a…

  • Liverpool boss warns Atletico of intimidating Anfield crowd

    Liverpool boss warns Atletico of intimidating Anfield crowd

    Jurgen Klopp warned Atletico Madrid that Anfield will be as intimidating as the Wanda Metropolitano when Liverpool look to overturn a 1-0 loss from the Champions League last-16 first leg. Saul Niguez’s fourth-minute strike was enough to give the Spanish side the advantage over the defending champions. Madrid’s stadium was raucous on Tuesday with fans…

  • EPL: I feel for Guardiola – Klopp

    Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he feels for Pep Guardiola and the Manchester City players after the club’s suspension from Europe. Uefa have banned City from European competition for two years for “serious” financial fair-play breaches. City plan to appeal against the ban and have 10 days to take the issue to the Court of…

  • ‘Klopp told me I was better than Salah’

    Mohamed Zidan was once the face of Egyptian football and says Jurgen Klopp told him “100 times” at Borussia Dortmund that he was a better player than Mohamed Salah. The former frontman was thought to have the potential to scale such heights. He enjoyed a productive career in Europe, representing the likes of Midtylland, Mainz,…

  • Ancelotti reveals he lost to Klopp for Liverpool job

    Carlo Ancelotti has revealed he lost out to Jurgen Klopp in the race to become Liverpool manager in 2015, and admits the club’s owners made the right decision in picking the German. Following Brendan Rodgers’ sacking in October, 2015, Ancelotti held talks about succeeding him, before Liverpool opted to hire Klopp. Two months later, it…

  • I’m the wrong person to ask Qatar politics question, Klopp says

    Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp says it is wrong that managers and players are asked to make judgments on the suitability of a country for hosting global tournaments. Klopp is currently in Qatar for the Club World Cup, where his team are already in the semi-finals. The European champions will play Mexico’s Monterrey at the Khalifa…