Jürgen Klopp explains his thin skin to journalists

Trainer Jürgen Klopp justified his thin-skinned nature in the crisis of the English football club FC Liverpool with self-protection. “I can explain absolutely everything in football – but not you,” said the 55-year-old at a press conference on Friday to journalists: “What I see is not intended for you.” He had to be “cautious” with his public statements , because “I am responsible for it”.

He is “completely” aware of the current difficult situation in tenth place in the Premier League, “I can explain everything to the boys and we understand most of it,” added Klopp. However, it is not his job to keep explaining the reasons for the problems to media representatives. “Maybe after my career you can call me and ask: What happened there? And then I’ll explain it to you,” said the former Bundesliga coach of Borussia Dortmund and FSV Mainz 05.

Liverpool wants to reverse the trend in the Merseyside derby against city rivals Everton on Monday (9 p.m. on Sky). “We have the chance of a better result and a much easier press conference afterwards,” said Klopp with a slight smile. The Reds coach recently deliberately did not answer a question from a British journalist about a possible mentality problem in his team because Klopp’s reports did not suit him. “I found it very strange and petty,” criticized former Liverpool professional and current Sky expert Didi Hamann.

In the best phase in Liverpool it was “very easy” to hold press conferences, so Klopp, “because then – sorry – you don’t ask any important questions”. It’s about goals, you laugh together, “that’s nice”. But now his statements on big issues would be exaggerated, which is not his intention. It would be nice if he could “get a little break from time to time” from the same requests, “I haven’t had this in a while. That makes it very intense.”