Jurgen Klopp’s time at Liverpool could be nearing the END, says former Anfield star Didi Hamann, who claims there are ‘little signs’ the tide is turning against his fellow German at Anfield
- Liverpool legend Didi Hamann believes Jurgen Klopp’s time in charge might end
- He said Klopp’s men were missing a ‘spark’ during their recent performances
- The Reds were fighting on four fronts last season, but have struggled this term
- Hamann said he noticed ‘little signs’ of a changing tide against Klopp at the club
Jurgen Klopp recently marked seven years as Liverpool manager, but Reds legend Didi Hamann fears that the German’s time in charge could be nearing an end.
Liverpool are now 14 points off league leaders Arsenal after losing 3-2 to Mikel Arteta’s side on Sunday, and it has raised the pressure on the 55-year-old coach, who has won just two Premier League matches in eight games.
Fellow German Hamann, who played 191 games for the Reds between 1999 and 2006, believes that Liverpool have lost their way, and it could spell the end for Klopp’s time as manager.
Hamann, 49, told talkSport: ‘At some stage, I think we will have that discussion about the manager and I’m not sure how far we are off that.
‘He said that he still feels that he’s the right man to do it, but I see little things like Jordan Henderson midweek seeing his number going up and reluctantly taking his armband off and coming off, shaking his head.
‘This is something that we haven’t seen at Liverpool for five years. Maybe these are little signs that people have little problems with the team or even the manager.
‘The dynamics at Liverpool are no different to anywhere else and if the results aren’t there then the manager will come under pressure.’
Jurgen Klopp recently passed seven years with Liverpool, but his time there could end soon
Didi Hamann said there were ‘little signs’ the tide was turning against the German manager
The Reds suffered a 3-2 defeat by Arsenal on Sunday to fall 14 points behind the league leaders
It’s a far cry from last season, which saw the Reds fighting on four fronts, only to finish second in the Premier League and the Champions League.
‘As a big team, you’re always in transition but they’ve been at the top of their capacities for the last three or four years. What they achieved and what they did last year was second to none,’ Hamann added.
‘I don’t think that will be achieved again, to be within seven days of winning all four trophies and I think that psychologically, it was always going to be tough this season.
The 55-year-old manager marshalled Liverpool to Champions League glory in June 2019
Liverpool went on to win the Premier League in 2020 – their first top flight title in 30 years
Klopp is the first manager to win five Premier League Manager of the Month awards in a season
‘If you look at Arsenal in the second half, they were everything that Liverpool were four or five years ago. They were breath-taking going forward.
‘Every time that they did go forward you felt that something was going to happen.
‘This Liverpool team looks tired, they look pedestrian and they just look flat. I’m not sure where the spark is going to come from because they’ve won games in the past.
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‘They beat Rangers a few days ago but they’re obviously far superior to Rangers. I trust that they’ll know where the spark is going to come from but whether it’s the end of an era?
‘I wouldn’t write them off, but my imagination doesn’t let me see where the spark is going to come from in the next few weeks.’
Klopp’s Liverpool next face another meeting with Rangers on Wednesday, before hosting Manchester City on Sunday.
Hamann believes Liverpool have lacked a ‘spark’ during their performances so far this term
The Reds have struggled for form since Mane left to join Hamann’s former club Bayern Munich
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