Football
Carlo Ancelotti has revealed
he lost out on getting the Liverpool job to Jurgen Klopp back in 2015.
The German was appointed as
the new Reds boss after Brendan Rodgers was dismissed following an indifferent
start to the 2015/16 Premier League season.
Since then, Klopp has won
the Champions League trophy and put the Reds well on course to lifting the
Premier League trophy for the first time in the club’s illustrious history.
But after Rodgers’ sacking,
it transpired Ancelotti was also on the managerial shortlist after his sacking
from Real Madrid.
However, the Italian holds
no grudges and believes Fenway Sports Group made the right decision in
appointing Klopp, who he will face on Sunday in the FA Cup third round.
“It was after [I left] Real Madrid, I had a
chat with the owner,” Ancelotti said in his pre-match press conference.
“They were looking for a new
manager but I think they made a right choice with Jurgen. He is doing fantastic
work at Liverpool, so well done.”
The German has revitalised
Liverpool since taking charge at Anfield
Despite going through the
entire Premier League season without suffering defeat, the Reds have tasted
defeat in the Champions League this season. Former Napoli boss Ancelotti was
the man responsible for masterminding that victory back in September.
However, the former Chelsea
manager is well aware his troops must be ‘perfect’ in order to secure a first
win at Anfield for the Toffees since 1999 against the European champions.
“Jurgen is my friend, we
have a good relationship and I had the luck to beat him last season as well,
although they won the competition,” Ancelotti said.
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“At Napoli it was the same,
we were able to do a great performance because to beat Liverpool you have to do
a great performance, a normal performance is not enough.
“Everything has to be
perfect. You must work hard, sacrifice, show intensity – to beat them your game
has to be complete.
“You cannot defend for 90
minutes and we do not want to defend for 90 minutes. We want to have the
possibility to play our football.”
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