– The former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers speaks about his relationship with Jurgen Klopp
The Liverpool Football Club manager, Brendan Rodgers was fired in October.
The former Swansea coach who guided the team to second place two seasons ago, could not re-enact the form that saw Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge mesmerise the Premier League with stunning goals.
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Liverpool FC unveiled Jurgen Klopp as their new manager in the same month. The former Borussia Dortmund coach has signed a three-year deal with the Reds and has promised a top four finish for them.
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Rodgers remains a big supporter of the 48-year-old and says he gave him advice to help him adjust to life in England.
He said: “I remember spending time with Jurgen when he first got the job and I left, we sat and we spoke. I had an incredible time at Liverpool, it’s a wonderful club, but this was a guy who was coming in from another league, you know, sit and have at chat at my house. [He’s a] Good guy. Whatever help he would’ve needed going into the job as the manager I was there for that. “
Rodgers added: “We were speaking about the patience element and we were talking about [Robert] Lewandowski. In this Premier League, he wouldn’t have been given the chance as he given in Germany. In his first season he scored eight goals, can you imagine as striker coming in to the Premier League and scoring eight goals? You give them time. [Pierre-Emerick] Aubameyang, as a player after three years, is improving, so Christian over time will show that he’s a top-class player.””
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