Jurgen Klopp has given new Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler “very important” advice in a lengthy phone conversation
Brighton's Fabian Hurzeler has revealed he received a key piece of advice from Jurgen Klopp during a lengthy phone call with the Liverpool icon.
Klopp, who led the Reds to numerous trophies including a Premier League and Champions League, ended his nine-year tenure at Anfield at the end of last season, with Arne's Slot arriving as his replacement.
There have also been changes in the AMEX, with the Seagulls as well Saying goodbye to his manager, Roberto De Zerbithe last day of the campaign.
The club have since announced that German manager Hurzeler will take the reins and it turns out that he received some “very important” advice from his compatriot as part of his preparation for his new role.
He told talkSPORT: “Yes, I had a few calls with Germans who worked in the Premier League before.
“One of them was Jurgen Klopp And he gave me very, very important advice. He was one of the most successful managers in the Premier League.
“I asked him about the differences between football in Germany and football in England, about the culture, about the people, about the media.
“In all the areas that are important for coaches, he was a great help.”
Klopp wasn't the only one offering some words of wisdom.
“Not only him, but other coaches as well,” Hurzeler continued. “I made a lot of calls over the last few weeks just to compare myself as best as possible for this big challenge.”
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But Jim White wanted to know more about what Klopp told him.
However, Hurzeler was not fooled and smiled: “Yes, of course he is a big fan of the UK. We were talking on the phone for a while and afterwards he said to me: 'Yes, you might be ready'.”
“I’m really looking forward to playing. I’m going to have fun in the Premier League and I love it and that’s the best thing for me. It was a great decision.”
The 31-year-old will become the The youngest manager in Premier League history When the season starts, some of his players will be older than him, including captain Lewis Dunk.
“That’s why I consider myself a friendly authority,” he said when asked how he plans to approach that. “My passion is football and I try to use the power of ideas to convince my players.
“I try to convince them by asking them why they should do it and in the end my job as a team is to make each player valued, feel valued and make each player better.
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“That’s my leadership style.”
The former Bayern Munich youth player spent two years at St. Pauli before joining AMAX.
Both teams play in a similar way, but Hurzeler says he feels the Seagulls are the perfect team for him for many reasons, including the hierarchy of the club.
He said: “Not many clubs in the world could convince me to leave St Pauli, but Brighton was one of them and from the first second I had a very, very good feeling.
“The atmosphere here and the facilities around me are amazing, so I’m really looking forward to the next challenge.”
