Klopp: “I always wanted to be a football manager. No one asked me at 33. We played a game, we lost the game, and they sacked the manager. The next day I was manager.”
“It starts with a dream. If you dream and are ready to work for it, it’s possible.”
“I really believe in second chances. I had more than two, so I like to give players a chance or two. It starts with a dream. It’s not important to be the best, it’s important to beat the best.”
“My managerial style? I hope no one falls asleep when I answer. The most important skill in life is common sense. I’m not skilled in intelligence, but common sense I take to the highest level.”
“I love to play entertaining football. I rather have someone hit the cross bar than not shoot.”
“I don’t like a victory with 80%. You’re not completely exhausted - it’s a waste of time. I’m not the smartest manager in the world, but maybe the most passionate.”
“Motivation should never be a problem. The best thing you can learn in football is that hard work will pay off. Who am I to tell you what your limit is?”
“In life, it’s not about where do you go. I never dreamed to be the Liverpool manager because it didn’t make sense. It’s about hard work.”
“I will never tell a player he is never good enough. If he is in my team and he’s good enough, it’s then my fault. The defeats are my responsibility and the victories the players’.”
“The best education in football is the game itself.”
“How do I handle conflict? I’m the boss. (Smiles) As the boss of a club, I have a fantastic staff but the final decision is always mine. I don’t expect perfection.”
“Rift with the managers? The dugout on the field is like Las Vegas - what is said in the dugout stays in the dugout. I don’t concentrate on what the other managers are doing. We aren’t divas. You can’t win the game in the dugout.”
“I’m Christian. How can you have more luck in your life than you can imagine and everything worked out. My life is much better than I expected. How can I be a horrible person? No. I’ll be an idiot.”
“Staying down to earth is a question of intelligence. As long as my family is health and well rested, I’m happy.”
“What do I miss at Dortmund? Everything! It was a fantastic time, but it was the right time to leave. I miss everything, but I don’t want to go back... unless we play them.”
“I keep in contact with a lot of my Dortmund players. They were young when I coached them, so I was like a father to them. When I left Dortmund, it’s not so important what people think when you come, it’s more important what they think when you leave”
“I came here to South Africa because my friend told me about a wonderful opportunity. I love the idea behind this club (HBUFC), so I couldn’t refuse.”
“I love what I do, but I don’t exist for football.”
“My biggest influence? Martin Luther.”
“There is only one defeat that I have struggled to get rid of is the Champions League final with Dortmund.”
“The Champions League final is the only game I would like to play again. But I don’t live in the past. My aim is to collect there moments and sit there with a smile on my face when I’m old.”
“There are two teams that are owned by a country in Europe, so it makes it difficult to win the Champions League. But in England, we can win the Premier League, but we need a bit of luck.”
“We have to improve, 100%. But we will. We are fine and the owners are happy. Liverpool is a fantastic club, and my aim is to win the Premier League with it.”
“Why Liverpool? I had an offer of another historical English club two years ago, but I ever felt comfortable with how they understood football. It didn’t feel right. When Liverpool called, I can’t explain it. It was right.”
“Best player I’ve ever coached? Mario Goetze. He was unbelievable. The biggest improvement, though, was Lewandowski.”
“It starts with a dream. If you dream and are ready to work for it, it’s possible.”
“I really believe in second chances. I had more than two, so I like to give players a chance or two. It starts with a dream. It’s not important to be the best, it’s important to beat the best.”
“My managerial style? I hope no one falls asleep when I answer. The most important skill in life is common sense. I’m not skilled in intelligence, but common sense I take to the highest level.”
“I love to play entertaining football. I rather have someone hit the cross bar than not shoot.”
“I don’t like a victory with 80%. You’re not completely exhausted - it’s a waste of time. I’m not the smartest manager in the world, but maybe the most passionate.”
“Motivation should never be a problem. The best thing you can learn in football is that hard work will pay off. Who am I to tell you what your limit is?”
“In life, it’s not about where do you go. I never dreamed to be the Liverpool manager because it didn’t make sense. It’s about hard work.”
“I will never tell a player he is never good enough. If he is in my team and he’s good enough, it’s then my fault. The defeats are my responsibility and the victories the players’.”
“The best education in football is the game itself.”
“How do I handle conflict? I’m the boss. (Smiles) As the boss of a club, I have a fantastic staff but the final decision is always mine. I don’t expect perfection.”
“Rift with the managers? The dugout on the field is like Las Vegas - what is said in the dugout stays in the dugout. I don’t concentrate on what the other managers are doing. We aren’t divas. You can’t win the game in the dugout.”
“I’m Christian. How can you have more luck in your life than you can imagine and everything worked out. My life is much better than I expected. How can I be a horrible person? No. I’ll be an idiot.”
“Staying down to earth is a question of intelligence. As long as my family is health and well rested, I’m happy.”
“What do I miss at Dortmund? Everything! It was a fantastic time, but it was the right time to leave. I miss everything, but I don’t want to go back... unless we play them.”
“I keep in contact with a lot of my Dortmund players. They were young when I coached them, so I was like a father to them. When I left Dortmund, it’s not so important what people think when you come, it’s more important what they think when you leave”
“I came here to South Africa because my friend told me about a wonderful opportunity. I love the idea behind this club (HBUFC), so I couldn’t refuse.”
“I love what I do, but I don’t exist for football.”
“My biggest influence? Martin Luther.”
“There is only one defeat that I have struggled to get rid of is the Champions League final with Dortmund.”
“The Champions League final is the only game I would like to play again. But I don’t live in the past. My aim is to collect there moments and sit there with a smile on my face when I’m old.”
“There are two teams that are owned by a country in Europe, so it makes it difficult to win the Champions League. But in England, we can win the Premier League, but we need a bit of luck.”
“We have to improve, 100%. But we will. We are fine and the owners are happy. Liverpool is a fantastic club, and my aim is to win the Premier League with it.”
“Why Liverpool? I had an offer of another historical English club two years ago, but I ever felt comfortable with how they understood football. It didn’t feel right. When Liverpool called, I can’t explain it. It was right.”
“Best player I’ve ever coached? Mario Goetze. He was unbelievable. The biggest improvement, though, was Lewandowski.”
