Rob Edwards has shared a brilliance anecdote which sums up the character of Jurgen Klopp.
The 2 got here face-to-face twice final season within the Premier League, with Luton holding Liverpool to a 1-1 draw at Kenilworth Highway and happening 4-1 at Anfield, though the Hatters held a shock lead within the latter fixtutre earlier than the Reds took cost.
The 41-year-old was talking in regards to the former LFC boss on the Excessive Efficiency Podcast when he recounted a story from the fixture on Merseyside in February of this 12 months.
Edwards mentioned of Klopp: “He was superb. He put his arm round me after we walked in. They beat us 4-1. We have been 1-0 up at half-time, enjoying very well however finally they have been too good. Anfield was Anfield.
“Anfield was superb that evening. It was sensible. He got here in after the sport and put his arm round me. We have been wanting on the image of him with the Champions League trophy and he was like ‘How outdated are you?’. ’41.’
“He mentioned, ‘Once I was your age I used to be as far-off from that trophy as you at the moment are’. Then he began speaking about how this may be your time now and I like what you’re doing and the way you’re working with the group and stuff, and I used to be like, ‘wow’! That is Jurgen Klopp. This is without doubt one of the guys who’s an inspiration for me.”
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Edwards added: “It was actually, very nice to have the ability to sit down and have this time with him as a result of I do know they’re extremely busy and there’s lots of calls for on them as effectively, so for him to offer that point means so much to me.”
Though Luton would finally undergo relegation, their supervisor earned widespread plaudits not only for his group’s honesty and endeavour, but in addition his dignified and fashionable persona, not least in how he dealt with the distressing on-pitch collapse of Tom Lockyer in opposition to Bournemouth.
At 41, Klopp already had seven years in cost at Mainz and was about to take over Borussia Dortmund. Little did we all know then that he’d go on to handle in 4 Champions League finals, profitable one, and his message to Edwards should’ve been a supply of monumental delight for the Hatters boss.
Each males routinely carry themselves with great heat, and we’d positively like to see Edwards again within the Premier League all through the long run. He confirmed final season that he can positively maintain his personal within the high flight of English soccer.
You possibly can view Edwards’ feedback about Klopp beneath (from 43:21), by way of Excessive Efficiency Podcast on YouTube:
