'People don't remember': Former Liverpool coach hits back at claims he 'ruined football' while with the Reds

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There has been a real shift in recent years across football in general, from the passing, ball on the ground style favoured by Pep Guardiola, to a more back-to-basics game drive towards winning set-pieces.Although these tactics are perhaps more widespread than they used to be, Jurgen Klopp also had to find a way to beat teams who loved nothing more than to break up the play and launch the ball into the box.Klopp did so by employing specialist throw-in coach Thomas Gronnemark during his time at Anfield. The use of a specialist to coach the way Liverpool took their throw-ins was an example of this.The German was ridiculed a little at the time, but it turned out that Klopp was ahead of the game.

Fast forward to 2025, and throw-ins and set-pieces in general are back in fashion.READ MORE: Is Mohamed Salah finished as a regular starter for Liverpool after eight glorious years?Not everyone is happy about that, with one fan on social media site X sharing a headline from August 2018 about Gronnemark’s hiring at Liverpool. “They ruined football with all this,” said the supporter.Ever-willing to defend his work, Gronnemark hit back, sharing another article from one year later praising the ‘huge impact’ of his time at Anfield.Some people don’t remember.In Liverpool FC I worked with the Fast and Clever throw-in…and took the team from 18th to 1st on Throw-in possession under pressure.Just because I had the longest throw-in in the world doesn’t mean I only coach the Long throw-in! https://t.co/KTPksT3sen pic.twitter.com/XLIyuGLNCU— Thomas Gronnemark (@ThomasThrowin) October 23, 2025 View Tweet “Some people don’t remember.

In Liverpool FC I worked with the fast and clever throw-in… and took the team from 18th to 1st on throw-in possession under pressure,” he said.“Just because I had the longest throw-in in the world doesn’t mean I only coach the long throw-in!”Gronnemark open to Liverpool returnWith Slot openly disapproving of a more set-piece heavy style of football, it feels unlikely that he would put as much focus on throw-ins as Klopp.However, Liverpool should wise up to the current trends within the game. I’m open for (almost) all teams,” he replied.With Liverpool facing a team managed by a former set-piece coach on Saturday, can Gronnemark be here for Friday’s session?