Jürgen Klopp responds humorously to the crowd's jeers directed at the Netherlands!
Germany boss Jürgen Klopp just showed he can laugh through the pain — even after his team got humbled 0-1 by Greece at home in the Nations League.
The Mannschaft's shock loss had the home crowd letting the team hear it, but Klopp? He wasn't having any of the doom and gloom. Instead, he fired back with pure irony and even volunteered to be the fans' personal punching bag.
Jürgen Klopp gives his opinion on the crowd's chants
His message was simple: everybody relax, this ain't a tragedy. And if you need somebody to boo, here's the deal — I'll walk right out to the center circle and let you all go off on me directly.
"There were a few jeers — maybe somebody just breathed out a little too hard, or hey, maybe someone's dealing with asthma. It's normal stuff, though honestly, it wasn't really necessary. Tell you what: I'll stand in the middle of the pitch myself and let the stands jeer me personally. Absolutely no problem for me. The lads looked down after the game, but there's zero reason to beat ourselves up. We left everything on the pitch. This team definitely doesn't need to spend hours handing out endless apologies," Klopp said.
Worth mentioning: that Greece defeat marked Klopp's very first loss since taking charge of Germany. In their Nations League opener, the Germans had managed a 1-1 draw against the Netherlands.