Despite Liverpool's poor run of form, Jurgen Klopp does not seem to be in any kind of threat of losing his job.
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The Premier League saw two high-profile managers depart their respective clubs this weekend following poor run of results. Chelsea, who will be in action on Tuesday night against Liverpool in the league, had sacked their manager, Graham Potter. Leicester City were the other team that parted ways with their manager Brendan Rodgers. With the latest departures being the talk of the town, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was also asked about the same.
It is to be noted that Liverpool have been extremely poor this season in all competitions. The Reds are out of all the domestic and European tournaments, while they are sitting in an unexpected eight position in the Premier League table – far away from the top four places. Despite their poor run of form, Jurgen Klopp does not seem to be in any kind of threat of losing his job. The German said it was largely because of what he achieved in the past with the Reds than their form this season.
“I’m aware of the fact I’m sitting here because of the past, not because of what we did this season,” Klopp, quoted by skysports.com, said ahead of the Chelsea match. “If this was my first season, that would be slightly different. We have smart owners who know about the situation, but that doesn’t mean anything else.” Asked if he was afraid for his job, Klopp replied, “No, but I don’t think that Graham was afraid. But there’s no need for being afraid. I’m not here as a talisman or for murals on the house walls.
“I’m here to deliver, I know that 100 per cent, there is nothing else in my mind. But I know I am here because of what happened in the last few years. I hate the fact I have to rely on that, if it’s right or not, we will have to see in the future. I’m fully in it, no doubt about. But we have to sort it, we cannot continue playing like we do from time to time, that’s not allowed, really. I’m really disappointed about us that we do these kind of things, but it happened. Now we have to find a way out and that’s what we’re constantly working on.”
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Prior to Potter and Rodgers’ departure, Antonio Conte had left Tottenham Hotspur and Julian Nagelsmann had to exit Bayern Munich. “The elephant in the room is from your point of view is maybe why I am still sitting here! Last man standing,” Klopp joked. “Both clubs are not in a spot where they expect to be. I don’t know them well, I respect them a lot, I like them both. They’re good people, fantastic managers.
“But still, things can go the wrong way and the decision makers in the club have to change. We all accept that part of the business. It’s a strange week – Conte, Nagelsmann and now these two. The season gets into the decisive part and people are afraid of maybe not reaching targets. For all four, their football managing future is still bright. It’s not a disaster, but a situation which they probably don’t like.”
