The decision of Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp to bring in a coach just to give an instruction of throw-ins has been ridiculed by Richard Keys and Andy Gray.
The former Sky Sports presenters were debating the merits of such a specialist role on beInSport with disbelief that such positions existed in modern football.
Jurgen Klopp confirmed that the club had been using Danish coach Thomas Gronnemark at his press conference ahead of the Leicester game.
“I think it’s not only important to me, it’s important to everybody,” said Klopp.
“To be honest, I’d never heard about a throw-in coach. How it is as a football manager, you know a lot about different things – I played the game, I’ve been managing since around about 18 years or so – but that doesn’t mean I’m a goalkeeper specialist and I’m obviously not a throw-in specialist.
“I know about different movements, what we always did, but it was not 100 per cent clear – maybe it’s my fault – how I can improve the guy with the ball, not only the movements of all the other guys.
“When I heard about Thomas, it was clear to me I wanted to meet him; when I met him, it was 100 per cent clear I wanted to employ him. Now he is here and we work on that from time to time."
However, Keys and Gray were not convinced by Klopp's appointment, suggesting that there could soon be a role for a kick-off coach.
