It’s amazing to think it’s been seven years since Jurgen Klopp was first appointed as Liverpool manager and, speaking ahead of his anniversary of sitting in the hot seat at Anfield, the manager reflected on the problems he faced in his early days.
During the press conference for this weekend’s game with Arsenal, the 55-year-old reflected on the club he found in 2015: “I don’t remember the problems anymore. Let me drill down, I’m like, ‘OK, what were the issues?’ I had no players in that week to train and we had to play Tottenham at the weekend, that was a big problem to be honest.
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“But I came only on Wednesday and Thursday, and we played on Saturday, was it an early start too? Of course. So that was my problem, I don’t compare. It’s not important what it was seven years ago, it really isn’t.”
It’s no surprise to hear that an early start bothered the German at the time, as much as it does now and also encouraging to see how quickly the topic of conversation moved on to what’s happening now.
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There is seldom time to look back on the past while still running a club like ours, but with today being the birthday of our incredible manager, it won’t hurt to reminisce on the trophy-laden years he led to red. Merseyside side.
Thank you Jurgen!
You can see Klopp’s words on his anniversary through Blood Red: Liverpool FC on YouTube:
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