Current Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is absolutely adored at his former club Borussia Dortmund and the German has now revealed how close his former club is to his heart. Liverpool secured a dramatic 4-3 victory over Borussia Dortmund in the second leg at Anfield with a last minute winner from Dejan Lovren completing Liverpool’s improbable comeback from 3-1 down.
Many managers would have been feeling on top of the world next morning, but Jurgen Klopp has revealed he felt sad:
“To be absolutely honest, I was fine with the draw, but when I looked at the clock then I thought: ‘Oh, 77 minutes, there’s a little bit to go!’ I didn't expect it though – you cannot expect a wonder. When we scored again, it was more of a shock than a real joy. At the end, when I saw all the happy faces after the game, I knew it was a special night. You cannot have 500 of those. If you are a really lucky guy, you maybe get ten in your life.
“The morning after the game was completely different because usually after a match like that, you wake up and you think: ‘Oh great, what a wonderful thing.’ This time I was not in the best shape, to be honest, and I had no real idea why, and then I realised: ‘Ah yes, they lost.’
“I had seven wonderful years at Dortmund and I knew how they felt. I knew what they would have done in the hotel and how it would have been when they woke up and all met for breakfast. I knew what the mood would have been like.”
Jurgen Klopp wants his team to play entertaining football
Klopp also spoke about how he wanted his team to play entertaining football.
“I want my team to win – that is it. I want our game to be easy to enjoy, because I think the only real reason for football is to entertain the crowd. If they come twice and say it is boring, then they will think about whether they want to come again. We are a ball possession team, but nobody realises it because my image is pressing and counter-pressing.
“When I was younger, I called it things like ‘heavy metal football’. I have no idea any more why I said that. But I do like the spectacular. When I am in a room with people I try to make sure the atmosphere is not worse when I am there. When I am involved in a game, I try to help ensure it is more enjoyable than when I am not involved.”
