Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp struck a bolt from the blue when he announced on Friday he will step down as Liverpool manager at the end of the season.
In clear but emotional tones, the 56-year-old announced his decision to leave the dugout at Anfield after nine seasons with the Reds.
Klopp admitted it is a hard decision which will come as a surprise to many but insisted he has to do it as he is ‘running out of energy.’
‘I can understand that it’s a shock for a lot of people in this moment, when you hear it for the first time, but obviously I can explain it – or at least try to explain it.
‘It is that I am, how can I say it, running out of energy. I have no problem now, obviously, I knew it already for longer that I will have to announce it at one point, but I am absolutely fine now,” he said.
While the German admitted he is fine and just needed a break from the grueling schedule of football management, his decision to resign was a bolt out of the blue, sending shock waves across the footballing world.
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There have been speculations on possible undisclosed hiccups and miscues within Liverpool’s inner circle that would have warranted Klopp to call a quit before his contract expires.
Former Liverpool manager, Rapha Benitez, who spent six seasons with the Reds, has hinted on why Klopp resign.
In a quote shared by Daily Mail, Rapha Benitez said he is not shocked Jurgen Klopp resigned having been there as Liverpool manager.
”I have an advantage, which is that I have people in Liverpool and also people at the club,” he said.
”So more or less, I know how it has happened. I know something else from inside, and it has more merit than being there.
”He [Klopp] goes and speaks up, giving the club time to re-organise, which, from another perspective, is also very German, because they do notify in advance.
”So it is not a shock,” Benitez added.
Benitez, who is currently managing La Liga club Celta Vigo, established himself as one of the finest hands at Anfield.
The Italian football veteran coached Liverpool from 2004 to 2010, winning the FA Cup, Community Shield, Champions League, and UEFA Super Cup.
