Liverpool Need Tough Love From Jurgen Klopp – Houllier

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Liverpool Need Tough Love From Jurgen Klopp – Houllier

Liverpool have always been a side that needs “tough love”, says Gerard Houllier, with Jurgen Klopp proving to be the perfect coach to deliver “vision” and long-term success at Anfield.

Those on the red half of Merseyside are currently basking in the warm glow of a first title triumph in 30 years.

Since last getting their hands on the English top-flight crown in 1990, many managers have tried and failed to get Liverpool back on the loftiest of perches.

Houllier told the Liverpool Echo:

“Players need somebody who knows where he is going and what he wants to do. They follow somebody who has a vision.

“And they need ‘tough love’. You’ve got to be tough sometimes but you’ve got to love them. They need to understand that they can rely on you in case of a problem.

“But you love them. Jurgen is a good demonstration of that as well.”