Inside Jurgen Klopp's brutally intense Liverpool training sessions where players threw up
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James Milner revealed that Liverpool players began throwing up during Jurgen Klopp's early training sessions, explaining the brutal shift in "tempo" after Brendan Rodgers was firedJurgen Klopp was known for his high-tempo training sessions at Liverpool(Image: 2024 Liverpool FC)Jurgen Klopp inspired a golden era at Liverpool, which saw the club win eight trophies in nine seasons, and James Milner knew that everything was about to change when the German coach replaced Brendan Rodgers at Anfield.Rodgers failed to win silverware as Liverpool manager, though the team infamously collapsed during the Premier League title race in 2013-14. Liverpool was known for its high-intensity style under Klopp, but it took the players a while to adjust, with some even vomiting in training.READ MORE: Steven Gerrard at risk of losing Premier League job thanks to ex-Reds teammateREAD MORE: James Milner explains 'big Liverpool risk' after behavior from Man City ownersMilner experienced Rodgers' departure just months after agreeing to join Liverpool from Manchester City, and then began working under Klopp.
"The journey when Jurgen came in, I mean, the first year he was there, we lost in the League Cup final to City and then the Europa League. We're all fuming... he then wanted us to sing 'We are Liverpool' or something like that, and he said, 'This is just the start of the journey, this isn't the end.'Liverpool lost the 2016 Europa League Final, but Klopp promised this was the start of an era(Image: Marc Atkins/Offside/Getty Images)"The first year, he's come in halfway through, but the next preseason, one of the lads turned up late a few times in San Francisco.
That was it from then; it was like, 'Here we go, strap yourselves in.'"After getting to know his surroundings, Klopp then conducted his first preseason with Liverpool, and it was a shock compared to what players were used to under Rodgers. One of the first international breaks, I was suspended or something for England, so I couldn't play, so I was at the club, and I think two of the boys threw up in one of the first sessions we did.Milner revealed that players would throw up due to intense training(Image: 2022 Liverpool FC)"The tempo was just through the roof.