Wise words from the former Liverpool boss.
Roy Evans feels that Jürgen Klopp needs to learn the lessons of his predecessor at Liverpool in order to make the most of the summer transfer window.
Former Reds boss Evans feels that Klopp is doing a great job at Liverpool but that he needs to avoid the scattergun approach to buying players that Rodgers employed, leaving the squad high on numbers but low on quality.
Liverpool’s lack of strength in depth saw them struggle in the absence of Sadio Mané over January, with a potential title challenge falling apart immediately after Christmas.
“I like what he says, he wants the fans to enjoy watching the game and the players to enjoy playing it. They’re massive parts,” Evans told the Liverpool Echo.
“This is an industry where, for me, entertainment is the main thing and results come along with that. He’s getting there with his team. We’ve had a few chances to win trophies, but failed. But I do feel we are going the right way.
“Hopefully we can stay in that top four, and that’s a big possibility, and then come the summer I hope he starts to make three or four big signings, rather than going the way Brendan Rodgers went in making seven or eight – and maybe not getting the same quality as a result.
“I don’t think it’s about spending the money, it’s about making sure you get the right player for your team. Just because a player is available doesn’t mean you go and spend £15m on him just for the sake of it.
“The manager will work it out. Jurgen is a bright lad, but what he shouldn’t be frightened of is spending the money, because it’s not his, it’s the football club’s, and it is there to make you a better team.”
