Pioli jokes about Klopp Liverpool exit: ‘Love to be in that situation’ | OneFootball

Stefano Pioli used the announcement of Jurgen Klopp’s departure from Liverpool to joke about his own situation at Milan. ‘I’d love to be in that situation!’

Klopp stunned the football world today when he announced that he would be leaving the Liverpool job at the end of the current campaign.

The 56-year-old German was first appointed in October 2015 and has since overseen 464 competitive games with the Reds, winning the Champions League, Club World Cup, Premier League, UEFA Supercup, FA Cup, League Cup and Charity Shield.

In his press conference today, Pioli was asked if a coach can lose enthusiasm and feel the need to change club without first being pushed.

“It’s difficult to say, I’d love to be in that situation!” joked Pioli.

The odds of anyone staying in charge of a Serie A club for nine years seems frankly improbable and many are already calling for Pioli to be fired, despite the fact he arrived in October 2019 and took them to the Scudetto.

“Reaching 9, 10 or 11 years at a club and being able to say ‘perhaps the time has come to change scenery’ is an achievement. This is certainly a very intense and demanding job.

“Klopp reached 9 years, Pep Guardiola is getting there and Sir Alex Ferguson had even more at Manchester United. Each of us has to live listening to our own emotions and motivations, then make a decision based on how we feel.”

Elsewhere in the press conference, Pioli again hinted at the uncertainty around his career path at Milan.

“We coaches live and die on results. I know all too well how these situations go. There are always going to be ups and downs in a season, very few teams in the world can afford to lose intensity, performance and fitness levels.”