Liverpool have moved past the era of Jurgen Klopp and are set for a new dawn under Arne Slot, however, Carlo Ancelotti has revealed why the German tactician decided to quit Anfield.
Klopp spent nine years at Liverpool before deciding to leave the club at the end of 2023/24 season. It was an emotional day for the German when he led his side in their last match of the season against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Ancelotti who enjoyed another successful season at Real Madrid has now opened up on why Klopp decided to call it quit.
According to Ancelotti, the excessive burdens of being a football manager forced Klopp to quit the Premier League club.
He told il Giornale: “I don’t see any particular news, this has always been our job but the Klopp case is significant. The continuous pressure, the load of responsibilities become excessive burdens, the obsession takes over. It also happened to Arrigo Sacchi.”
Klopp was heavily involved in the day to day decision making at the club and his intense style of football along with his passionate attitude proved too much in the end for the former Borussia Dortmund manager.
When he announced his decision to quit Liverpool, he said in a statement:
“It is that I am, how can I say it, running out of energy. I have no problem now, obviously, I knew it already for longer that I will have to announce it at one point, but I am absolutely fine now. I know that I cannot do the job again and again and again and again.
“After the years we had together and after all the time we spent together and after all the things we went through together, the respect grew for you, the love grew for you and the least I owe you is the truth – and that is the truth.”
Jurgen Klopp left Liverpool as a legend of the club guiding them to success in both the Premier League and the Champions League. He managed to beat Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City to the Premier League title.
