Klopp a role model for bosses in Germany says Eagles chief
OLIVER GLASNER reckons Jurgen Klopp has been a standard bearer for Bundesliga coaches but the Crystal Palace boss is still aiming to pile more misery on his farewell tour.
Similar to Klopp, Austrian Glasner has found himself managing in England after multiple successful seasons in Germany.
Departing Liverpool boss Klopp was one of the first coaches to make the step from the Bundesliga to the Premier League when he arrived on Merseyside in 2015, and it has since become a well-trodden path.
Like Daniel Farke,
David Wagner and
Jesse Marsch before him, Glasner (right) has switched to the
English top-flight after success in Germany and is set to face Klopp for the first time in his career today.
The Eagles chief, who had spells with Frankfurt and Wolfsburg, said: “Jurgen is an inspiration for many German-speaking coaches because at the time he was performing at Borussia Dortmund so well and showed a new style of play.
“It was very aggressive and it was new at the time, when I was coming to the end of my career as a player. He had a lot of influence on my sights to the game and still has.”
Glasner praised Klopp’s “authenticity”, adding: “It seems that whatever he says people will believe in him.
“This is his personality and it shows what a great manager and human he is.”
After Atalanta battered Liverpool 3-0 on Thursday evening in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final, Glasner could do more damage to the legacy of Klopp (below) at Anfield.
Glasner, 49, is boosted by the prospect of Michael
Olise and Eberechi
Eze playing together for the first time since he took over in February.
And with interest high in both players, there could be few more chances to see them link up for
Palace.