German boss talks about his time at Anfield
Jurgen Klopp has said that it’s a dream to be in charge of a club like Liverpool.
The German celebrated his 1 year anniversary at the club earlier this month, but was in no mood to get sentimental about it.
Klopp said then that the work was only just beginning as he hopes to build on the progress he has made so far on Merseyside.
Klopp had previously spent seven years at Borussia Dortmund prior to his move and he admits when the Reds came knocking on his door, it was too good an opportunity to turn down.
“My favourite thing is having the opportunity to work for this fantastic club,” he told the club’s website.
“I said a few weeks ago when I played bowls with these fantastic guys and the wonderful lady in Formby that when you start working as a manager, you don’t know how it’ll work out, even when you’re the most confident person in the world.
“You need real luck in a few moments, and timing is very important.
“You cannot plan it and say, ‘at one point, I would love to train Liverpool FC’ because it sounds crazy.
“Having the opportunity is a dream come true. That’s the best thing – it’s better than I could have imagined.”
“Then, being here in the moment when the new stand is opened, as I’ve said a few times, I am really lucky b******. I felt like this. It was really good. I couldn’t have imagined how good it would be, but now the atmosphere is better than before. It depends still a little bit on our performance, but we are quite confident that we can have quite a few nice atmospheres here at Anfield in the next few years.
“For the players and for me, it’s a big honour working for this club and a big pleasure playing in this stadium so where all these fantastic guys from the past celebrated their performances, their games and their victories. We know about the responsibility… but we thought we should enjoy it.”
By Ben Kelly – @benkelly_10
