German football manager Klopp says Steven Gerrard should celebrate like a crazy devil if Aston Villa scores against the Reds on Saturday, with the Liverpool legend preparing for his first visit to Anfield in an outbound dugout.
A little about the topic
Cutting his managerial teeth at the Scottish Rangers, the Merseyside fan favorite finds himself back in the Premier League at Villa Park. It promises to be an emotional day for Steven and Jurgen Klopp can appreciate if the strong ties between the club and the ex-captain are severed for 90 minutes.
What did Klopp say about Steven Gerrard?
Having faced similar situations himself in the past, Reds boss Jurgen Klopp told reporters that he welcomes Steven to Anfield, which is a great story. Klopp can imagine how Steven Gerrard feels. No sentimentality, blah, blah, blah.
Meanwhile, Gerrard is already a seasoned coach and manager and knows exactly how to approach games, but Steven Gerrard probably has no idea how he will feel when he walks into and out of the dugout.
Klopp had that in a similar way the first time he returned to Mainz and the first time he went with Liverpool back to Dortmund. It’s weird, you really like all the people you meet when you go to the stadium, and you don’t.
When you go somewhere, it’s easier to be very competitive. Klopp can handle it, Stevie can handle it. Stevie is friends with 99.9% of the people working in Liverpool and 0.1% never met him when they arrived after him. Klopp has never heard the negative world of Gerrard since he was here.
According to Jurgen Klopp, Steven Gerrard is a great guy and he will come here and want to win a football game and after Klopp shakes hands they will have full throttle and he remembers when they scored for Dortmund in Mainz Jurgen forgot all about his history in Mainz and celebrated like a crazy devil. He is also allowed to do this, Jurgen just hopes Steven Gerrard has no reason to do so.