Jurgen Klopp’s assistant admits his reluctance to make a ‘crazy’ change in Liverpool

Liverpool assistant manager Peter Krawietz admits he was not immediately convinced that he should join Jurgen Klopp to move to Anfield.

Klopp brought Krawietz, his former training partner, when he became head of the Reds in October 2015.

The couple had worked together in both Mainz and Borussia Dortmund before taking what they believed would be a gap year after leaving the latter at the end of the 2014/15 campaign.

But when Klopp called to tell him about Liverpool’s interest, Krawietz needed a little time to convince himself that it was the right decision.

“I was fool enough to believe that we really will have a one-year break!” said the Reds’ assistant manager.

“I had plans: I moved from Dortmund to Mainz, my hometown, I put my son in school. We really used the time in the summer to travel from Spain to Greece from here to there. I made plans for a big birthday party. in December and so on.

“And then this call came, ‘Listen, interesting idea: Liverpool is calling.’

“To be honest, I thought, ‘What? Are you crazy? We said one year and now we have three months.'” Yes, it is good and you will see that it is a great club. “

Speaking to liverpoolfc.com, Krawietz added: “I didn’t jump off the couch right away and said, ‘Okay, where’s my suitcase? Come on.’ I was ‘I have to think about it, I also have to tell my wife!’