Klopp has pulled an amazing array of faces in his time at Anfield and on the touchline for Borussia Dortmund
JURGEN KLOPP has given his take on the many mad facial expressions he pulls on the touchline.
Liverpool fans have joined Borussia Dortmund supporters in taking the boss to their hearts for his passionate approach to the game.
In an interview with the Mail, the 49-year-old has revealed that he couldn’t help himself even as a child.
He said: “That is my face for sport. When I was a kid, when I played tennis, that’s how I was.
“I don’t like it, but I have to accept it. I cannot change my face in this situation. People want me to change it. They tell me, ‘Jurgen, you have to, it’s not good.’
“I try with everything I have, but it doesn’t work. I’m that kind of person, I think. I sleep like that.
“If I see a little baby I make the same face. ‘Oh come here, how cute you are.’
“It looks emotional but it looks aggressive too.
“One moment, ‘Oh he’s so emotional’ — the next, ‘Woah, he looks like a killer.’”
Klopp famously poked fun at Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger’s tactics by saying: “He likes having the ball, playing football, passes. It’s like an orchestra. But it’s a silent song. I like heavy metal.”
But he shattered the myth that he is into the likes of Metallica and Megadeth – or even keen on psychology.
He insists: “It was a joke. I’m not into heavy metal. I mean, I used to like Kiss when I was young, but…
“In Germany, they all thought I was a bit mental, very emotional.
“Each psychologist will send me a letter, those who coach the mentality of sport, all that stuff. And it’s not for me.”
Klopp prefers to portray himself as an easy-going football fantastic content with a quiet night at home.
But he believes he is the right man to get Liverpool to the summit of English football.
He added: “This is a crazy time where football is, for some people, the most serious thing in the world, but no-one really cares about it.
“Look at the transfers: all everyone wants to know is what happens. They never want to know what it means behind, for this team, for that team.
“It’s just, ‘Come on — give me the next big signing.’ To be cool enough to stay out of this colourful world around football, that is what I do. I’m not part of that, I’m not there, I don’t enjoy it.
“My car knows only one way — home to here, here to home. There are more exciting lives around.
“The day I step back, I will never miss any of the world around football.
“Without being the most confident person in the world, I think I am the right person for Liverpool.
“I can’t score goals and I can’t make saves.
“I am not saying I am the best manager in the world, either.
“But I’m quite good and I am one of those managers who is really interested in structure.”
SOURCE: thesun.co.uk
