Thierry Henry believes Jurgen Klopp is making the right decision by stepping down as Liverpool manager at the end of the season to preserve his sanity.
Klopp, 56, will leave his post at the end of the season
Klopp has enjoyed a stunning period of success with the Reds, winning the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup.
Henry thinks the demands on elite managers have become so great that the pressure is becoming too much.
Klopp is currently the longest-serving Premier League manager, followed by Manchester City 's Pep Guardiola
Henry
“Pep was at Barcelona, took a sabbatical year,"
"Klopp is at Liverpool, is stopping. Xavi is at Barcelona, he is also stopping. Three great clubs.
“That’s a dream job normally and they are stopping. That tells you a story. The pressure, everybody has a voice, social media and whatnot.
"It is tough to be a manager and no one cares about you. You’re going to have to take care of yourself at one point."
“I understand that it’s very nice for fans and everybody involved, journalists, but do not think only about yourself and thinking that the Premier League will miss Klopp, that Liverpool will miss Klopp.
"We know that, we know that is true. But he was missing his family, he was missing his own time, he was missing his sanity. So good for him. When I got the news, I was like: ‘Good for you.’”
Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou said that he thinks clubs must provide 'support services' for managers because of the increased demands.
Postecoglou
"Our priority is always going to be the team and producing results. I can see why a lot of clubs will say: ‘Let’s just protect our manager and sort of get him to focus on what’s important, build things around him.’
“You’ll see that more and more, for want of a better term, support services around a manager with the demands of the role.
"I’ve been doing it for 26 years at different levels but it is becoming even more consuming than you thought it would be than when I first started.”
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