Jürgen Klopp: Salt tablets, nothing to drink – what he experienced as a young player in training

During a panel discussion, former coach of Liverpool FC talks about outdated training methods and their consequences. Jürgen Klopp also reveals what the foundations of a successful football career are for him.

Especially as a successful football coach Jürgen Klopp made a name for himself. But he was also once a player. He does not like to remember some training methods from this time.

Jürgen Klopp has celebrated all the successes as a coach. He started as a player. Now he remembers questionable training methods.

What did Jurgen Klopp say on the sidelines of the youth tournament “Wings Cup” in Leipzig, about the development of young players...

LEIPZIG (dpa) - Former football coach Jurgen Klopp said that physical training in the past was much more difficult than it is now, and that if such training were implemented today, the coach would be jailed. This was when he recalled his time as a professional football player during a seminar in Leipzig. He said: "When I was young, they gave us salt tablets and we were not allowed to drink. It was 40 degrees Celsius, we were dehydrated, and we w…

Jürgen Klopp does not like to remember some exercise sessions as an active footballer. "For the athletics training of then one would go to prison today. When I was young, they gave us salt tablets and did not let us drink