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Seven largely glorious years after arriving, Klopp has a rebuild on his hands — and is going to need more support, financially and otherwise

Written by Training Ground Guru — JURGEN KLOPP says Liverpool have hired the “number one in Germany” in new Head of Recovery and Performance Andreas Schlumberger. The 54-year-old joined the club at the end of December from Schalke to lead on performance, medical and rehab. Klopp knows him well from their four years working together at Borussia Dortmund, where Schlumberger was fitness coach from 2011 to 2015. They also studied at the same university, the Goethe Institute in Frankfurt, whe...

Date published: Tuesday 29th December 2020 11:07 - Neil Foster Jurgen Klopp has reached out to another of his former colleagues at Borussia Dortmund, with Dr Andreas Schlumberger joining Liverpool as head of recovery and performance. The 54-year-old looks set to replace Philipp Jacobsen, who is on gardening leave after revealing he wants to return to Germany. It has been something of a revolving door for the Reds’ medical team this year. Club doctor Andy Massey plus physiotherap...

Share on email Jurgen Klopp has been reunited with another of his staff from Dortmund, with Liverpool appointing Dr. Andreas Schlumberger as head of recovery and performance. The Reds continue to shake up their medical team this season following a number of departures throughout 2020, including club doctor Andy Massey and physios Christopher Rohrbeck, Richie Partridge and Jose Luis Rodriguez. Medical rehabilitation and performance manager Philipp Jacobsen is also on gardening leave after expres...