Speaking about Jurgen Klopp’s decision to leave Liverpool, Thierry Henry told CBS Sports: “Pep was at Barcelona, took a sabbatical year. Klopp is at Liverpool, is stopping. Xavi is at Barcelona, he is also stopping. Three great clubs.
“That’s a dream job normally and they are stopping. That tells you a story. The pressure, everybody has a voice, social media and whatnot. It is tough to be a manager and no one cares about you. You’re going to have to take care of yourself at one point.
“I understand that it’s very nice for fans and everybody involved, journalists, but do not think only about yourself and thinking that the Premier League will miss Klopp, that Liverpool will miss Klopp.
“We know that, we know that is true. But he was missing his family, he was missing his own time, he was missing his sanity. So good for him. When I got the news, I was like: ‘Good for you.’”
Klopp did indicate in an interview after announcing his departure from Liverpool that he was running out of energy and probably needs a sabbatical from football, for the well-being of his health and to spend more time with his family.
What the Liverpool fraternity can do now is to give him the ultimate sending off, as the players keep their push on for a quadruple and winning an intense Premier League title race.
