Klopp: I made Lewandowski a star
The new Liverpool boss is hopes to take the
club's young players under his wing - like he did
with the current Bayern Munich star - and help
them become starsJurgen Klopp believes Bayern
Munich striker Robert Lewandowski would not
have been the player he is now if it were not for
his guidance at Borussia Dortmund.
The recently appointed Liverpool manager
coached Lewandowski at Signal Iduna
Park between 2010 and 2014 and hopes to be
equally important in the careers of some of his
new club's promising youngsters.
The Poland international joined Dortmund from
Lech Poznan as a relative unknown and has since
developed into one of the most sought-after
attackers in the game and is currently in
incredible form for Bayern.
Klopp has highlighted his role in Lewandowski's
development and hopes some of Liverpool's hot
prospects can follow the same career path under
his tutelage.
"The biggest satisfaction you can get is when you
take a player like Lewandowski from Poland, from
a small club and watch him playing today," Klopp
said.
"The difference between that player and the player
he is today is unbelievable. I'm not self-confident
enough to think I have had the only role in his
development, but of course I did play a big part.
"We all know the best players of today. Tomorrow
we don't know who it will be, so we can work
on this. The will to improve is the most important
thing for a Klopp player. Character.
"When I manage a club, each young player should
smile because the chance is bigger for them than
it ever was. The door is pretty wide open and I
don't care about experience. Experience is an
important point, but not the most important.
"Of course if a player is on a top level already and
you can hold this for two or three years, then
everything is perfect. But the young guns are very
interesting. That’s what I enjoy doing."
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