The compliments that Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp gave him and his team last week were deemed “humbling” by Luton boss Rob Edwards.
The 56-year-old German, who is in his final season with the Reds, was talking about what Edwards has accomplished with the Hatters this season, before the Premier League match at Anfield, which Town led until the early stages of the second half before losing 4-1. Edwards turned the team, which many believed would be relegation certainties, into one that, with 13 games remaining, has a realistic chance of staying up. In reference to his efforts after being promoted to the Premier League, Klopp has previously stated: “The work Rob is doing there is insane.”
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a team with the number of points they had at the start of the season make such a footballing growth, so I’m not sure it’s really respected enough. You witnessed a fantastic Luton game when Man United was playing. Even though they lost, the game was amazing. They made a fairly wild spike in possession times over the season. Excellent players, undoubtedly the best trained.
It was extremely satisfying for Edwards to hear such kind of praise from a manager who, after defeating Chelsea 1-0 in extra time, added the Carabao Cup to a trophy cabinet that already held the Premier League, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup. Edwards said: “It’s really nice, obviously it was very humbling.” It’s a collaborative effort, and I would never want to try to claim the credit for it. It’s good and really lovely because, in my opinion, it recognizes the players’ contributions as well. It’s incredibly beneficial for the football team because it’s excellent to have someone whose opinion is going to be highly valued and appreciated. It’s great for us that someone like him said some of those stuff about our players and the job the staff is doing because there were clearly a lot of thoughts about us early on.
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