In an interview with DAZN Brasil, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp opened up about his experience of Covid-19 and how he is dealing with lockdown.
Klopp was asked does he think he has changed as a person as a result of the pandemic to which he replied “I don’t think about it too often. Because as long as the situation isn’t changing, it makes no sense.
“When you think about it, yes, it’s massive, the difference. Could I have imagined one year ago that my life would change like this and our life would change like this? Not at all.
“I had no idea about it and it’s really tough for all of us. And for us as well, really hard.
“Work helps, obviously, when you can go to work, and will do the stuff you love, that helps, obviously.
“But my family is at home and all these things. It’s months in lockdown, they can’t have their normal life as well. And we all get recharged when we go home, usually.
Entrevistei o Klopp um dia depois do velório da mãe (restrições não o deixaram ir). Sincero, falou da vida e da temporada:
– Trabalho ajuda, fazer o que ama. Mas a família está longe, em casa.
– Temporada perfeita só em circunstâncias perfeitas. Somos seres humanos.@DAZN_BRA pic.twitter.com/PKEgnz8xD8
— Renato Senise (@renato_senise) February 18, 2021
Video courtesy of Renato Senise via Twitter
“You go home and you have family you love, friends you love, and if you see them, they all give you energy and these kind of things. And we all don’t have that. And it’s really tough.”
Klopp has also suffered personal loss recently following the death of his mother Elisabeth who sadly passed in January.
The Liverpool manager was unable to attend her funeral due to travel restrictions which prevents any travel from the UK to Germany.
Liverpool have been on a poor run of form recently which has left them sitting in sixth position a whopping 19 points off league leaders Manchester City.