“Didn’t deserve that…”
“Fantastic source” Didi Hamann lets Klopp rage
10/12/2022 1:32 p.m
Didi Hamann is a TV expert. He earned the job through a long career in football. He also celebrated successes at Liverpool FC. His word is heard. With his comments he makes the headlines, but not in the heart of Jürgen Klopp. He snaps at the mention of the name.
Jürgen Klopp and Dietmar Hamann will probably no longer be friends. Because Liverpool’s football coach made fun of the former Reds professional when he was confronted by a journalist with his statement that his troubled team is currently missing the “spark”.
“Who said that?” asked Klopp at the press conference ahead of the Champions League game at Glasgow Rangers. When Hamann was named as the source of the quote, Klopp could not resist a snappy reply. “Oh great. He’s a fantastic source, very respected everywhere,” said Klopp, earning a few laughs. The former Bundesliga coach also did not accept the fact that Hamann played in Liverpool for many years: “That does not give you the right to say what you want, especially if you have no idea.”
Former national player Hamann played for the English Premier League club between 1999 and 2006 and has been working as an expert for the Sky TV channel for a long time. The former midfielder belongs to a whole squad of experts who like to make headlines with loud words.
Klopp like 2014/2015
When the journalist tried again with the missing spark, Klopp added: “I don’t think Didi Hamann deserves that you use his words to ask me a question. Please do me a favor and ask me your own questions . It’s good.”
In his seventh year at Liverpool, Klopp is experiencing what is probably his most difficult phase. In the Premier League, the Reds have only won two out of eight games, the 2020 champions have four draws, and Klopp has already written off the championship given their tenth place in the table and 14 points behind leaders Arsenal.
A battered Jurgen Klopp adds a new element to press conferences that is deeply entertaining to outside observers. Even in his last season at Borussia Dortmund in 2014/2015, the 55-year-old liked to switch to attack mode and thus drew laughter from his side despite the sporting misery.