‘Not good enough’: Jurgen Klopp recalls what he was told about one Liverpool star before joining the club

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But Klopp used his ingenuity and, with the help of the club’s board, selected the right men to come in to create the environment necessary to be champions.What has always been interesting is to know exactly what he thought of the team left by Rodgers, because, as mentioned, they were not a title-winning side.Photo by Michael Regan/Getty ImagesJurgen Klopp liked Divock Origi, Christian Benteke, and Roberto Firmino but was told Jordan Henderson ‘not good enough’During the Diary of a CEO podcast, the 58-year-old explained the moment he arrived and saw the players he had at his disposal, with some he actually had glowing thoughts about.The German revealed that Roberto Firmino and Christian Benteke were players he ‘liked’ when he had arrived with Divock Origi described as a star he ‘loved’.READ MORE: Jurgen Klopp may have accidentally just dug Arne Slot even deeper into a hole at LiverpoolHowever, there was one player Klopp was told was not good enough for Liverpool, and that was the man who would be captain in Jordan Henderson.He explained: “When I arrived at Liverpool. But I liked the team!

I liked Firmino, I liked Benteke, I loved Origi, I knew Henderson. And I heard only: “not good enough.“But I liked that team, I liked those players!

I saw an engine room, I saw smart players. I saw players who really want to work hard.”“I knew I wouldn’t step in a shining dressing room.