The German coach could win the premier class for the second time with Liverpool FC. Ex-Bayern manager Uli Hoeneß pays respect to Jürgen Klopp – and remembers talks in 2008.
Bayern Munich’s honorary president Uli Hoeneß praised Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp as an “outstanding coach” ahead of the Champions League final against Real Madrid. “He has developed into a real world coach,” said the 70-year-old in an RTL / ntv interview. In the final in Paris on Saturday, the former Bayern president sees the Premier League football club as favorites “because I think Liverpool are a little bit better”.
According to Hoeneß, former BVB coach Klopp was always an issue at Bayern, so in 2008 both sides had already agreed on a change before Munich decided to sign Jürgen Klinsmann. “I could always have imagined him at Bayern Munich because I think he’s an outstanding coach,” said Hoeneß, who especially appreciated Klopp’s development in England: “It’s an accolade when you do that at a renowned club like Liverpool celebrated insane successes.”
The strong season of the former Bayern coach Carlo Ancelotti with final opponents Real Madrid surprised Hoeneß: “I have to say honestly, I never thought that he would experience such a triumphant return again,” he said of the 62-year-old. who also won the Spanish championship with Real. “Each of us thought that the Real team needed to be rebuilt, they have a lot of older players. But he managed to achieve great goals with this team,” said Munich’s honorary president.