Former Borussia Dortmund fitness coach Andreas Beck claims it is all too easy to fall foul of Jurgen Klopp’s short temper behind closed doors.
Beck, now at Eintracht Frankfurt, recounted one heated disagreement between him and Klopp over an injured player, who Beck had led in the warm-up before the injury was sustained.
He recognises that in a working environment it is natural for tensions to run high, but felt that on more than one occasion Klopp’s behaviour was out of order. He told Goal and SPOX: “The player felt something muscular at the end of the training session. Kloppo made a connection with my individual warm-up session and he was asking ‘why was the player doing this exercise?’
“He was just letting off steam at that moment. I felt his anger was very unjustified because he only had very general information.
“To put it simply, I did some work with his upper body before the session and he got an injury in his lower body, but I didn’t have a chance to explain it to Kloppo properly. But that might have been unwise anyway!”
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On his overall relationship with Klopp at Dortmund, Beck added: “He doesn’t pretend and he is what he is. Just as he can be warm and very funny, he can also be quick-tempered.
“He has a very strong opinion and it depends a little on the situation whether and when you discuss with him – that’s probably no different as a journalist.
“In a calm setting, however, there was never a problem to address matters worth discussing. Our arguments were heard and accepted.
“On the training ground in Brackel he definitely put me in my place once or twice. In the course of a productive collaboration, there is always friction.”
Liverpool travel to Arsenal on Saturday as they look to fight their way back into the top four. Klopp’s men suffered a 2-1 defeat at The Emirates last season.
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