Jurgen Klopp was unable to stop Liverpool’s dramatic slump in form towards the end of his final season in charge, and the German has now opened up on the reasons why
Jurgen Klopp has confessed he was powerless to halt Liverpool’s shocking form nosedive that tarnished his final weeks at the helm.
With the Premier League title within reach and the Europa League seemingly theirs for the taking, a disastrous 13-day spell saw the Reds’ dreams dashed by Atalanta, Crystal Palace, and Everton, despite having bagged the Carabao Cup earlier in Klopp’s last season
The German gaffer had stunned the footie world with his January announcement to bow out after the 2023-24 season, leaving fans dreaming of a storybook send-off for one of Anfield’s most beloved icons.
Yet, after admitting to feeling “running out of energy” upon his decision to step down, Klopp found himself at a loss, unable to rally his squad when it mattered most.
“It’s a bit like… we built a long time and we couldn’t use the basis we created,” Klopp reflected in the fresh Amazon Prime Video doc ‘Doubters To Believers Liverpool FC: Klopp’s Era’, captured just after the crushing Everton loss
He lamented his personal letdown, puzzled over his failure to foster a vibe where his lads could shrug off the pressure and seize the moment
Klopp exudes calm as he reflects on his stint with the Reds in a documentary, saying: “I’m sitting here now and I’m absolutely fine with what happened, that’s it, and I just want to enjoy by last two-and-a-half, three weeks at this wonderful club.”
The legendary gaffer has moved on to oversee Red Bull’s global soccer strategy, but in his docu sign-off, he reiterated no plans for a comeback to management, expressing confidence in Liverpool’s trajectory under Arne Slot
Klopp muses in the finale: “I’m relatively sure that I will not work as a manager any more.
“I left my office for the last time, I will be fine. But more importantly the club will as well. Because you saw the team now. That’s a bunch of really good people, and they will be fine, or even more,” reports the Mirror.
“And now somebody will come in full of dreams, full of energy, full of excitement and full of new ideas, rightly so, and will lead the club into that future. It’s great.