The eye of Klopp

Peter Krawietz had spent effectively all of his adult life working with Klopp. A native of Mainz, Krawietz began his career in football in a role as video analyst for his local club, joining the German outfit in 1996. That came after earning a degree in sports at the University of Mainz. When Krawietz joined Mainz, Klopp was still a player, and it was Krawietz’s job to analyse his performances at right-back, singling out areas to improve. Klopp promoted his then-colleague to chief scout upon assuming the manager’s role in 2001, and he then brought him with him to Dortmund and Liverpool.

The 51-year-old’s job title at Liverpool is assistant manager, but while Lijnders regularly takes training sessions and is a vocal figure on the touchline, Krawietz works more behind the scenes, focused on analysis, scouting and set-pieces. If Klopp was ‘The Heart’, Krawietz ‘The Eye’ and Lijnders ‘The Brain’. Krawietz is ‘The Eye’ due to his expertise in visual analysis; he gives Klopp the vision, Lijnders the knowledge. 

Despite his long association with Mainz, Dortmund and Liverpool, Krawietz has never managed a game of professional football, nor has he ever played professionally. Krawietz detailed the duties he fills on a daily basis: “I’m analysing, thinking about football. Pep is preparing training sessions and I’m the part who is thinking about our game constantly. So preparing the next game is the main part. We have a look at the next opponent we face – what we can expect, what we will have to do, where are our solutions. Preparing this, preparing the team and leading up to a video meeting, where we want to be precise and want to show our players exactly what will be our solutions for the next game. This is the main part.This keeps you busy, I can tell you!”

References
https://www.thisisanfield.com/2022/01/who-is-peter-krawietz-the-liverpool-coach-standing-in-for-jurgen-klopp/

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/first-team/staff/peter-krawietz

https://anfieldindex.com/44290/pepijn-lijnders-shares-some-insights-into-being-part-of-the-lfc-backroom-team.html

https://www.transfermarkt.com/peter-krawietz/profil/trainer/6524