Wydad Casablanca head coach Rulani Mokwena has opened up about the advices he was given by former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
Mokwena had the chance to spend time with the English Premier League club Liverpool, where he observed Klopp's methods during his time with the team.
He disclosed that Klopp advised him to remain vigilant and not to be swayed by others, emphasizing the importance of paying attention to various details that would enhance his decision-making abilities.
MOKWENA REVEALS A LESSON HE TOOK FROM KLOPP
“Klopp said to me, ‘know just enough as a head coach not to be bulls**ted, so that people don’t pull wool over your eyes’,” Mokwena said in an interview with Forbes Africa.
“I try to invest my time in different areas.
“In training sessions, I have had the players wear GoPro cameras so that I can see what they see. I put certain demands on them, and I see whether they think about the rules and the action they have to take.
“You get to see how many scans (of the pitch) certain players do in a period of time. A player like (Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder) Rivaldo Coetzee scans four or five times in 15 to 20 seconds before he receives the ball. That allows him to make the right decision almost every single time.
“The best players in the world don’t think about their actions, their brain just executes, because they have done these things over and over. The motor mechanics in the brain have been developed. They can comfortably perform even the most difficult tasks.”
‘Pep lite’ took the reins at Wydad following his exit from the Brazilians upon the team’s return for the pre-season.
