After Hodgson left Crystal Palace, Klopp expressed his respect for the player. The Eagles have officially announced that Hodgson has resigned as manager after being hospitalized for a health concern. Now back at home, Hodgson is “doing well,” but Oliver Glasner, a former Eintracht Frankfurt manager, has taken over at Selhurst Park.
At a press conference, Klopp stated: “I believe I’ve mentioned a few times that I don’t really understand why he is still working there! He’ll probably understand a little more given my circumstances, but I have no idea what he’s doing! For such a lengthy time in the industry, [he is] a human with a wealth of experience; unquestionably one of the best people I have ever encountered. At first, he set the trend and stuck with his concept. When things aren’t going well, it’s always like this. That’s the issue facing our industry; people tend to forget how wonderful the previous days were. If there were some fans yelling for him to be fired, I believe Crystal Palace might be like that. They undoubtedly forgot how.
“Hopefully, he’s doing okay. I really hope so, as it was quite shocking to learn last week that he had become ill while in training. That is not at all what ought to occur. I hope everything is going well for him. If it is, I wish him the finest possible times ahead of him and continued good health. That would be the most crucial thing, but it’s unfortunate that I wasn’t able to bid him a decent farewell because we had a lot of mutual affection and confronted one other frequently. However, that isn’t the main issue.
