It was expected. Jürgen Klopp was voted coach of the year on Monday by the English League Coaches Association after allowing Liverpool to become England's football champions again after 30 years of waiting. This distinction from the German was heralded by Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson, who gave the trophy his name. And who wanted to tell an anecdote about the former Borussia coach.
“Jürgen, fantastic,” Ferguson said on Sky Sports. There is a lot of talk about Leeds who have just spent 16 years in the Championship (Editor's note: English D2), but Liverpool, who had to wait 30 years, it's incredible, he added.
BREAKING: Jürgen Klopp has won the Sir Alex Ferguson Trophy for the LMA Manager of the Year at the LMA Awards 🏆 pic.twitter.com/1486eW7a7a
- Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) July 27, 2020“You really deserve it. The level of performance of your team was remarkable. Your personality inspires your club in all its components. It was a wonderful performance. And I forgive you for waking me up at 3.30am to tell me you won the championship, ”Sir Alex also said.
"As if I met the Pope"
"I know it's not 100% appropriate to say that, as a Liverpool coach, but I admire him… And I remember he was the first British coach I met," said entrusted the former technician of Borussia Dortmund.
“We had breakfast together. I don't know if he remembers it, but I do, because it was as if I was meeting the Pope. It was great and we've always gotten along well ever since. I never thought at that point that I would ever have a trophy with his name in my hands, ”Klopp added.
Bielsa best coach of Championship
Chris Wilder, winner of this trophy last year, had to settle for second place, behind Klopp, with the satisfaction of having handled Sheffield United's return to the Premier League very well.
Argentina's Marcelo Bielsa, who brought Leeds back to the Premier League after a 16-year absence at the top, has been voted the Championship's best manager, bottom tier.