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Jurgen Klopp: This is the one thing I hate about managing Liverpool
JURGEN KLOPP admits he doesn’t like being the centre of attention.
Jurgen Klopp says he isn't a fan of working with the media
Liverpool take on Borussia Dortmund in the second leg of their quarter-final Europa League clash tonight at Anfield (8.05pm).
Much of the attention in the lead up to Klopp’s return to his former club last week was centred around the 48-year-old.
German TV channel Sport1 even planned to have a camera watching his every move for the 90 minutes - a plan that Klopp was heavily critical of.
And Klopp hopes this time round there is less focus on him, admitting that he isn’t a fan of working with the media.
Asked if the media will focus more on the game than him, he told the club’s website: “Hopefully. I don’t know, we will see.
“I have been a professional football manager for 16 years now, and I know all around the games what you have to do, but I don’t like the press work or media work – but I do it because it’s part of the job, it’s part of the team, it’s not a problem.
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“It’s always about the game but sometimes it’s a little about something special, about a player or whatever, but not really often about myself because I don’t play – which is good and the best news for everybody!
“But in this case, when I went there [to Dortmund], I only met people I like but I had no time.
“If I would have had time, I could have spoken to them and it would have been absolutely no problem because I can stop after the talk and play football.”