LEIPZIG – RB Leipzig head coach Marco Rose is happy about reuniting together with his former supervisor Jurgen Klopp.
Klopp will start a task as head of Purple Bull’s world soccer operations in January. His former membership, Liverpool, are in Saxony to face RB Leipzig within the Champions League on Wednesday, however he is not anticipated to attend the match.
The dialog forward of the sport has largely centered on Klopp’s upcoming job at Purple Bull. Rose, who spent six seasons taking part in for Klopp at Mainz earlier in his profession, offered a glowing evaluate of his experiences alongside the previous tactician throughout Tuesday’s press convention.
“He at all times introduced power to our staff (for us as gamers),” Rose mentioned. “We had conditions at Mainz once we felt helpless, however Kloppo gave us the sensation that we needed to play once more the subsequent day.”
He added: “We did not at all times (have) the identical opinion. However I realized rather a lot from him, and he is a superb individual, and I’m very a lot trying ahead to working along with him.”
Klopp spent 18 years with Mainz as a participant and supervisor, however some followers have criticized his choice to just accept a job overseeing the soccer wing of power drink large Purple Bull’s sporting ventures.
“Have you ever forgotten every part we gave you?” requested one banner unveiled by Mainz followers throughout the membership’s 2-0 Bundesliga defeat to Leipzig this previous weekend.
Mainz earned promotion to the Bundesliga in 2004 with Klopp on the helm. He subsequently received two Bundesliga titles and the DFB-Pokal over a seven-year spell with Borussia Dortmund earlier than clinching a Champions League title, Premier League crown, FA Cup, two League Cups, and the Membership World Cup with Liverpool.
