Jurgen Klopp steps into Benfica election scene: I don’t miss it | OneFootball

Jurgen Klopp does not miss coaching a top-level European club. In an interview with The Athletic, the former Liverpool manager expressed his happiness with his role at the Red Bull group and, indirectly, turned down Cristóvão Carvalho’s offer, who said he would like to see him in charge of the Benfica team.

“With me, Bruno Lage won’t stay beyond his contract [which ends at the end of the season]. I need a top-level coach, someone who has already won the Champions League and who wants to win a Champions League with Benfica. There’s only one name in my mind: Jürgen Klopp,” said Cristóvão Carvalho, in an interview on the podcast ‘Ontem já era tarde’, hosted by Luís Aguilar.

Beyond this topic, Jurgen Klopp addressed the wave of injuries in some of the clubs that participated in the Club World Cup: “I didn’t watch the Club World Cup. But I read this morning that Chelsea is facing an injury crisis. Maybe they had injuries. My specialty is knowing how much you can expect from football players. I know the intensity of the training, we always ask for more.”

“Chelsea was happy to have won the tournament. Great, they got a lot of money. But, at some point, we have to take care of the few people without whom this game wouldn’t exist: the players,” added Jurgen Klopp, commenting on the congested schedule of Europe’s top football clubs.

Chelsea – Benfica is scheduled for this Tuesday, September 30, at 8:00 PM, at Stamford Bridge, and concerns the second round of the Champions League group stage. After the surprising home defeat against Qarabag, the Eagles want to secure their first win in this edition of the prestigious competition.

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