Pointful observation, the former Liverpool coach says thatKlopp seems defeated

Former Liverpool man Graeme Souness has made his feelings clear on Jürgen Klopp's decision to leave the club at the end of the 2023/24 season. Klopp released a video earlier today where he outlined his love and devotion to the team but explained he was growing 'tired' in the role. The 59-year-old has enjoyed a successful reign at the club but will now part ways with the Reds just under a decade after joining.

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The club later announced that Jörg Schmadtke would also be leaving his role as sporting director after January, while various members of Klopp's backroom will be leaving with him in the summer, as the club enters a new era across all footballing fronts. Emotional messages from fans, tributes by former players, and constant rumours regarding his successor are now flooding in following the shock announcement. Klopp himself however is fully focused on the remainder of the season, with a clash against Norwich City in the FA Cup fast approaching.

One pundit who has made his feelings clear on the situation is former Liverpool midfielder Souness. Speaking on talkSPORT shortly after the announcement was made, Souness opened up on the topic where he revealed how shocked he was at the decision. "I'm amazed, I just think it's the demands of that job, it's one of the best jobs in the world if you can get it right, he's certainly done that," he said.

"It would appear that after having a very difficult season last year, he's got a team again, but it's just the toll it takes on the individual. When I look at Jürgen Klopp, he's such a perfect fit for Liverpool, because he's on it, at it, he's aggressive, very emotional, confrontational, he's everything Liverpool supporters love but that takes a toll, the pressures of being a manager at a big football club are enormous.

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"He's done the most remarkable job when you think how he's been competing against, firstly Chelsea with their spending power, Man United with their spending power, and now of course Man City have joined that group. He's won trophies, the biggest of trophies, the job he's done is quite remarkable. "And when I look at him, he looks, I don't think I'm overstating it but he looks like he's been beat up, metaphorically. He looks like a man that's so intense and so on it, he looks like he's going over the mill. And when you work at that football club, it's such an emotional football club, that affects you, you get it very quickly."