Liverpool Boss Jurgen Klopp Reveals the Greatest Moment of His Career and it Happened Last Season

Published on: 28 December 2016

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has revealed hisfavourite moment of his careeras the magnificent comeback win against former club Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League last season.


Despite looking down and out at 3-1 with just 30 minutes left on the clock, Klopp's side somehow found an extra gear, scoring three goals in 24 minutes to win the tie 5-4 on aggregate.

It was central defender Dejan Lovren who headed home a stoppage-time winner to send a raucous Anfield crowd into jubilation.


Liverpool eventually secured entry to the Europa League final, only to fall short against competition veterans Sevilla.


"For us, it was historically good. The whole tie was special," Klopp told theLiverpool Echo.


"When they made the draw and we got Dortmund everyone said: 'Unlucky.' The best team in the competition but we knew that over two legs anything was possible.


"We had watched a lot of their games up to that point but only as a kind of supporter. You like it when they win and when their players do well.


"But once the draw was made we watched their games more seriously.


"The more we watched them, the more we analysed them, we really thought: 'Okay, they are beatable.'

"We were really good away to Dortmund when we drew there.


"Then at Anfield, even when we were 2-0 and 3-1 down, we had more chances than all the teams who had played against Dortmund before that year combined.


"We knew how to play against them. The only problem was that we had conceded two goals from counter-attacks and another when we should have defended much better.


"We knew that if we stayed cool we would create chances and that if we created chances we could still win the game. If you can score, you can change the result.


"We actually felt more confident that you can imagine, even at half-time. I'm not sure about the players but I did and I gave them the message that it was not over.

Klopp: "Maybe each supporter who goes to Anfield should watch that last half-hour of Dortmund & remind himself: "Ah, that's what we can do."

"I'm a really lucky guy. I had wonderful atmospheres at Mainz and at Dortmund but the last half an hour at Anfield that night was the best I have ever had.


"When you watch it back, Liverpool as a club was not to stop in this moment. We will never forget that night for sure."


The German manager went on to hail the Anfield atmosphere on the night, claiming how it had a huge influence on the final result.


He added:"Maybe each supporter who goes to Anfield should watch that last half-hour and remind himself again: 'Ah, that's what we can do.'


"It wouldn't have been possible, no chance, without the crowd. That's for sure.

"Sometimes people maybe think that as manager I have to say this. That I want to involve the crowd or something.


"But I believe in it 100%. If the game happened again and you switched off the sound in the stadium, then no chance we win.


"It's not just about the noise, it's more, it's about the vibe, everything. You could catch it. It was outstanding. I loved it."


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