Jurgen Klopp is “truly a master” of making the best of any given circumstances and deserves praise for doing it again with Liverpool this season.
That’s according to Sky Germany’s Rene Adler, who has praised the Liverpool manager ahead of their clash with Manchester City today.
The Reds travel to the Etihad this afternoon in arguably the biggest game of the weekend, with the Premier League leaders hosting the team currently closest to them.
Manchester City sit top of the table with 28 points from 12 games so far, but Liverpool are close behind in second with 27 points from their 12.
It’s been a return to form for Jurgen Klopp and his team, who suffered last season and finished in fifth place, four points outside of the top four and the Champions League.
This year’s push appears to be built on the changes implemented in the summer, with Klopp and his team completely rebuilding their midfield with several signings after the departures of Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and James Milner.
And Adler believes the German coach deserves praise for how he’s dealt with that, and other issues such as injuries and drama off of the pitch.
“Kudos to how Jürgen Klopp and the Reds managed to come back from a weaker and injury-hit phase and find themselves in second place again in the midst of upheaval,” he said.
“Klopp is truly a master of making the best of the given circumstances. For years, he has been thrown clubs between his legs that he cannot influence.
“This season, for example, this includes the lengthy injury to Andy Robertson and the kidnapping drama involving Luis Diaz’s parents. You have to say: Chapeau. Klopp is a master at dealing with life situations. That also carries over to the team – that really impresses me.”
