Bayern Munich star reveals how Jurgen Klopp helped make him world class

Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski has revealed how former boss Jurgen Klopp helped make him world class player. “He was a coach who also had a very big influence on my career and I can only be thankful to him,” the 30-year-old said. “What we did together at Dortmund and the progress we made has brought us to where we are. I’m delighted I was able to get to know such a coach and such a person as Jurgen because he’s amazing, both as a coach and a person. I learned so much from him and that means a lot. “I think what I learned from him is the belief I could play at the highest level. He had this influence and it helped me take the next step. He made me realise that I had more potential than even I had imagined. He could see something in me that I couldn’t see. Lewandowski scored 30 goals in all competitions under Jurgen Klopp at Dortmund in 2010. “I know all too well what his body language is and how he can really motivate the team,” Lewandowski continued. "That’s the next point that I learned from Jurgen: seeing how he impacted on the team, his team talks and also his body language. He makes you alert and willing to do more. He lives like one of us, one of the players, and is 100 per cent motivated. And when you have lots of youngsters in the team like I was at Dortmund, this is something very important.” Robert Lewandowski will face his former coach’s current side Liverpool at the last 16 stages of the Champions League on 19th February.

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