They would have sacked him after 12 months Jamie Carragher explains why Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp isn t a perfect fit for the Real Madrid job
"They would have sacked him after 12 months" - Jamie Carragher explains why Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp isn't a perfect fit for the Real Madrid job Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp would have failed at Real Madrid Former defender Jamie Carragher has asserted that Jurgen Klopp wouldn’t have succeeded at . He claimed that Los Blancos would’ve dismissed the German tactician after a trophyless season. The Reds boss is one of the best in the business, but he did not exactly get off to a flying start at Anfield. Liverpool finished eighth in Klopp's first season at the club (not a full season as he took charge in October 2015) and lost both the League Cup and the Europa League finals. The Merseyside giants did not win a trophy in the next couple of seasons either, finishing fourth in the Premier League on both occasions. But they did reach the 2017-18 Champions League final, losing 3-1 to Real Madrid. Liverpool finally won silverware under Klopp in the 2018-19 campaign, bagging the Champions League trophy after beating in the final. The following season, they ended their 30-year-long English title drought by heroically clinching the Premier League. Liverpool vs Real Madrid in a Champions League final rematch: revisiting the most painful episode in the Jürgen Klopp era, but also the birth of greater steel, spine, "winning "500 different ways" and “you have to lose big to realise you are not a loser, you learn and you win"Liverpool vs Real Madrid in a Champions League final rematch: revisiting the most painful episode in the Jürgen Klopp era, but also the birth of greater steel, spine, "winning "500 different ways" and “you have to lose big to realise you are not a loser, you learn and you win" The Reds believed in Klopp’s vision and afforded him the time and resources to realize it. Carragher doesn't think Real Madrid would have been as gracious. Backing Jurgen Klopp’s decision to snub Real Madrid in the past, the Englishman wrote in the (via ): “The Real Madrid job is never a ‘project’ for a coach who wants time to rebuild or evolve new systems. That is why Klopp turned down the chance to go there. He could never have created a team like Liverpool in Madrid. They would have sacked him after 12 months without a trophy, regardless of how much progress was being made.” Liverpool have a chance of securing an unprecedented quadruple at the end of the season. They are only a point behind Manchester City in the Premier League and have already bagged the League club. The Anfield outfit have also reached the FA Cup and Champions League finals. The Reds will face Chelsea in the domestic cup final on May 14 before taking on Madrid in the European final a fortnight later (May 28).