Jürgen Klopp: Exclusive Interview: TAW Special
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So we're here to talk about Andy Robertson and we've got the guy who brought him to Liverpool and managed him for so many years. You're welcome. Jürgen Klopp. Yeah, we are welcome.
What are Jürgen Klopp's initial thoughts on Andy Robertson?
Jürgen Klopp, thank you so much for coming in to see us in the Anfield App Studios. We really appreciate it. Yeah, welcome. Pleasure.
The whole thing from the airport to here was already like coming with the problem. It's only I see so many things in my drive through the first time. So it's like I have to do a tour through Liverpool because I don't know nothing about the city really. I only know a few ways and that's it. I never could do it. What I saw, by the way, and it's a proper complaint, the Jägenspa, Ah. It's called Moody Blues. I can't believe it. Again, that's a crime, isn't it? But that's how it goes. That's how it goes.
We're here to talk about Andy Robertson.
So when I say Andy Robertson to you, what do you think of? Big smile on my face. One of the best guys I ever met. One of the best signings I ever did. And a super kind of interesting story because it... Signing Robbo taught me so much, because the thing is, you see a player, you don't know the man, the boy at that time maybe, you don't know him, so you see a player, you watch the videos, and when you saw Robbo et al playing, and you saw his potential offensively, and you saw his weaknesses, he was involved in so many goals, Hull conceded on his bar post, it's like crazy, it's like he's not there. And then... But that was the second time in my life that I thought with a full-back. The first was Lukasz Piszczek.
He's offensively that good and the rest we can help him with. Then we had a conversation in my house, he informed me, Robbo came with his agent, And we had a great talk, you can't imagine today, but the really shy boy really didn't speak a lot. It's so funny when you think back on that. And I told him, so I like everything about what you're doing offensively. And I don't think I like anything of the things you do defensively. So if you agree on working on that and you pay completely in and stuff like that, then we will have a lot of fun together. And he, yeah, yeah, yeah. And then a very impressive first half year without him being involved at all until he came in my office as a boss. working really hard every day, I don't get a chance.
I said, I'm really surprised you are here because we had an agreement. You start thinking like a defender and that's the first step we have to do. You still defend like a striker, in that position it's not possible. So what do I have to do? Oh, I told you already. Yeah, you have to be closer. We spoke about these kind of things. We spoke plenty of times, but then the last time we spoke about it. And that was the moment when the penny dropped for him. The next day, training looked completely different. and I think the next game Alberto Moreno got injured, if I'm right, and that gave him the opportunity to play, and I think we all agree the rest is history.
Is there certain things you have to do as a player to be a Jürgen Klopp player as well? Because it's not just, you talk about the defensive stuff, but other players we spoke about, even Chamberlain, who came from Arsenal, from the Premier League, said it took me two or three months to give me what Jürgen wanted. So what kind of thing is that?
How did Klopp's perception of Robertson change over time?
But Ox says as well in the end he enjoyed it. Yeah, that's true. Yeah, yeah. Attitude, character, work rate, these kind of things you need to have. So I love talented football players, I do. But in the end, we play in the Premier League, and in the Premier League you only face talented football players. So how can you make a difference? Is it the manager? Yes, for a little bit. Tactics here or there, these kind of things. But the players make all the difference. And I always wanted this combination of creativity, of being cheeky with the ball and all these kind of things, being direct with the ball, being brave with the ball, but being super aggressive against the ball.
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