2 days Ago By Natasha Everitt
Brighton’s Fabian Hurzeler has revealed he received key advice from Jurgen Klopp during a long phone call with the Liverpool icon. Klopp - who led the Reds to numerous trophies including a Premier League and Champions League - ended his nine years at Anfield at the end of last season, with Arne Slot arriving as his replacement. It’s been all change at the AMEX too, with the Seagulls also waving goodbye to their manager, Roberto De Zerbi , on the final day of the campaign.
The club have since announced German manager Hurzeler will be taking the reins - and it turns out he got some ‘very important’ advice from his compatriot as part of his preparation for his new role. He told talkSPORT: “Yeah, so I had a few calls with Germans who have worked before in the Premier League. “One of them was Jurgen Klopp and he gave me very, very important advice.
He was one of the most successful coaches in the Premier League. “I asked him for the differences between the football in Germany and the football in England, about the culture, about the people, the media. “All of the areas that are important for the coaches, so.
He was very, very helpful.” Klopp wasn’t the only one to offer some words of wisdom, either. “Not only him but other coaches,” Hurzeler continued.
“I made a lot of calls over the last weeks just to compare myself the best way I can for this big challenge.” But Jim White wanted to know more on what Klopp told him. Hurzeler kept his cards close to his.
