Jurgen Klopp has announced his decision to step down as Liverpool manager after the end of the season and plans to take a year off to rest before returning to the bench. Robert Lewandowski addressed Klopp’s departure, saying it was a decision he could “totally understand” based on the emotional challenges Klopp has faced during his time at Anfield.
“I totally understand him and I understand being a coach of such big clubs these days, like Barcelona, Liverpool, or any of these big clubs, it is a tough job and it is a very emotional challenge. It is not an easy job,” Robert Lewandowski said while speaking with Meczyki (segment between 22:14 and 23:25 mark in the video below).
“Everyone is known to get emotional, and one day they say this, the next day they say something else and especially for the coach it is even harder, because he is responsible for the results, for how the team plays, or how it looks physically. I totally understand him. I know how much effort he puts in every day.”
Jurgen Klopp moved to Liverpool in 2015 and, among other titles, he won the Premier League in 2020 and the UEFA Champions League in 2019.
Robert Lewandowski calls Jurgen Klopp a ‘father figure’ for him
Robert Lewandowski has had a great relationship with Jurgen Klopp since their days together at Borussia Dortmund. Klopp brought Lewandowski to Dortmund back in 2010 with the star striker spending four years with the German club.
Lewandowski called Jurgen Klopp a “father figure” and had nothing but high praise for him as a coach and person.
“Jurgen was not only a father figure to me. He is my favorite coach and after that it is Pep Guardiola. Klopp has two faces. He is like a father, but the second part is like a manager, like a coach,” he recently said, via the Daily Mirror.
“He is a huge motivation. He makes this perfect, because he knows where the line is…His performance as a coach is amazing, not only as a coach, but as a man.”
Robert Lewandowski played under Klopp between 2010 and 2014 and made 186 appearances across all competitions, scoring 102 goals and assisting 41 times while claiming the Bundesliga title twice.
