Liverpool
manager Jurgen Klopp has picked Jay-Jay Okocha’s sizzling goal scored against
Oliver Kahn as the most spectacular in the history of German football.
The
46-year-old Nigerian legend scored the goal when he played for Eintracht
Frankfurt against Karlsruher during the 1992-93 Bundesliga season. The
midfielder dribbled past a number of his markers, leaving them flat on the
floor, before calmly slotting home past future World Cup finalist Kahn. The
wonder goal was voted as Goal of the Season by many football magazines and
popular German TV sports programme Sportschau.
“Okocha scored the most spectacular goal in the history of German football. It took like five minutes of Kahn and his defenders diving on the floor before he put the ball in the net,” Klopp said. “Some of the world’s best players have been from Africa; George Weah, Didier Drogba and Yaya Toure. In their generation they were some of the best players so why should we not sign them? It’s great.” Klopp currently has four African players at Liverpool – Egypt’s Mohamed Salah,
“Okocha scored the most spectacular goal in the history of German football. It took like five minutes of Kahn and his defenders diving on the floor before he put the ball in the net,” Klopp said. “Some of the world’s best players have been from Africa; George Weah, Didier Drogba and Yaya Toure. In their generation they were some of the best players so why should we not sign them? It’s great.” Klopp currently has four African players at Liverpool – Egypt’s Mohamed Salah,
Senegal’s
Sadio Mane, Guinea’s Naby Keita and Matip from Cameroon- and they have been key
to the success of his team in the recent past. Mane and Salah’s goals propelled
the Reds to clinch the Champions League last season and their efforts have been
instrumental to their current top position on the Premier League table. Klopp,
whose wife lived in Kenya for three years, explained there is a mentality that
motivates Africans to do well, citing the case of Salah, who drives more than
four hours to training every day.
“In Europe, it’s difficult to find that [special story] – maybe in London it’s possible, I’m not too sure. All the African players have this story. It means they are motivated through the roof. It’s about the story that is behind them,” he continued.
“In Europe, it’s difficult to find that [special story] – maybe in London it’s possible, I’m not too sure. All the African players have this story. It means they are motivated through the roof. It’s about the story that is behind them,” he continued.
“If
you look at Sadio Mane: running away from home. Mo Salah: driving four and a
half hours every day to training. You have these stories there. You don’t have
these stories here. I read an article about the influence of Mo Salah at this
moment in the Arabic world – it’s unbelievable!” Klopp revealed he loves to
sign African players but admitted managers are often left frustrated when they
depart for the Cup of Nations.
he biennial tournament was previously scheduled
between January and March before it was recently changed to June and July, and
the German tactician explained the previous timing of the competition made some
Premier League outfits snub African stars or limit their numbers in their club.
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