Jurgen Klopp’s Request for Fans to Stop Singing His Song Sparks Debate

Jurgen Klopp was explicit in his demands for his song not to be sung over the weekend, and there’s a general consensus that the manager has overthought its significance.

When Liverpool were 3-1 up against Bournemouth on Saturday, fans began singing Jurgen Klopp’s song. The manager gestured to the crowd to cut it out, saying “Can you stop singing that shit? Can you stop!?” His reaction was not appreciated by fans.

Klopp has previously explained that he feels like the song signals that a game is over, a message he doesn’t want to hear while the match is ongoing. This sparked quite the debate, and 62 percent of fans in a recent This Is Anfield poll feel that the manager ‘needs to chill’.

Why Jurgen Klopp Overthought the Significance of His Song

Gareth Roberts and Paul Cope from The Late Challenge podcast discussed Klopp’s reaction on their show ‘Live at 5’. Roberts weighed in, saying “A massive overthink from Jurgen. I’m on the Kop and what tends to happen when you’re singing songs is everyone naturally moves through a bit of a repertoire.”

Cope echoed Roberts’ thoughts, adding, “I think he’s got it wrong and I’ve said this in the past, he has done and said certain things over the years that if Roy Hodgson had said them we’d be on his back. This one, to me, when you stop and think about it, is a bit egotistical. He thinks his song is a victory celebration, it’s not, mate.”

Roberts concluded that Klopp needs to put his hands up and say “I’ve got that one wrong. It’s a huge overthink from Jurgen. OK, he probably doesn’t know he’s going to get caught on a microphone, doesn’t know it’s going to blow up in the media, but it has done and it’s caused a debate.”

The Significance of Klopp’s Song

The song is part of the repertoire, just like the ones for former and current players, and there’s a sense that Klopp needs to understand its significance. Cope explained, “It’s not us in the crowd going, ‘think this is done now, you know, Jurgen’. Equally, the players, who are absolutely focused on the task at hand, they’re not there looking up at us thinking, ‘they’re singing the Jurgen song, it’s done’.”

Roberts added that the song is simply part of the repertoire and there’s no need for Klopp to overthink it. He said, “If someone does something brilliant on the pitch, then you might sing for him. But having a song as part of the repertoire that recognises that Jurgen Klopp won us the league isn’t us in the crowd going, ‘think this is done now, you know, Jurgen’.”

Klopp’s Reaction Causes Debate Among Fans

Klopp’s actions and words clearly sparked quite the debate among fans. A recent This Is Anfield poll found that 62 percent of fans feel that the manager ‘needs to chill’. Cope said that if Roy Hodgson had said what Klopp did then fans would be on his back.

Roberts concluded that Klopp needs to put his hands up and say “I’ve got that one wrong. It’s a huge overthink from Jurgen. OK, he probably doesn’t know he’s going to get caught on a microphone, doesn’t know it’s going to blow up in the media, but it has done and it’s caused a debate. I kind of wonder could you not just say Jurgen, ‘I’ve got that one wrong and I was just in the passion of the game and, of course, I want the supporters to get behind the club, and do it any way’.”