Liverpool’s Klopp with his opinion on the dismissal of coaches at Chelsea & Co.

LFC coach “last man standing”

Jürgen Klopp spoke of a “strange week” after the well-known coach separations in the Premier League and Bundesliga. Chelsea ended Graham Potter’s engagement prematurely on Sunday, as did Leicester City’s collaboration with Brendan Rodgers. Klopp also mentioned the separation from Antonio Conte on Sunday a week ago at Tottenham Hotspur and Julian Nagelsmann’s departure from FC Bayern Munich.

“The season is entering the decisive phase and people are afraid of not achieving their goals,” said Klopp, who himself is lagging behind with Liverpool this season. He replied to the media representatives at the press conference in a good mood and with a laugh that from their point of view the question was more like: “I think the elephant in the room is probably from your point of view why I am still here in this crazy world sit? Last man standing.” The ex-BVB coach has an average of 2.05 points in a total of 420 games with the Reds, but this season he only averaged 1.56 points in the league.

For the four colleagues who recently lost their jobs, the future of the coach is still bright, Klopp emphasized. “It’s not a disaster. It’s a situation they probably don’t like, but it’s part of the business.” year olds.

Liverpool coach Klopp expects Chelsea to react after Potter’s exit

As for Chelsea, ahead of Tuesday’s catch-up game at Stamford Bridge (9pm), Klopp expects the Blues to show a reaction after Potter has been dismissed and assistant Bruno Saltor has taken over for the time being. Just like Bayern under new coach Thomas Tuchel in their 4: 2 in the top duel on Saturday against Borussia Dortmund.

After two defeats in a row, most recently 4-1 at Manchester City, Klopp is only eighth in the league with Liverpool. He is aware that he is still in his seat because of the past, not for what he and his team will show this season. “If this were my first season it would be a little different,” said Klopp, who has been at the helm since October 2015, making him the longest-serving manager in the Premier League. Only three other coaches outperform him in the top five leagues. In 2019 he led the Reds to winning the Champions League and in 2020 to the championship title. “I’m here to deliver. I’m not here as a talisman,” emphasized Klopp.

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