Liverpool's elite development coach Vitor Matos says working with Jurgen Klopp is like having a masterclass.
Matos arrived from Porto in October and has been described by assistant Pep Ljinders as the Reds' 'best signing of the season'.
"Working with Jurgen is like having a masterclass!" Matos said. "I am very pleased and happy for the opportunity to work with the best.
"Really, Jurgen is not only about understanding football, a player or a youth player, he is more than that: it is how he understands life and its values. For me, this fascinating way of seeing things is unbelievable, it's really unbelievable.
"Normally we say that the character of the team is the character of the coach, and we can see Jurgen's impact on everything in the club. The way he is as a person makes an influence on the training sessions, in the pre-match meetings, on the environment at Melwood.
"There is a famous doctor in Porto who says: 'They who only know about medicine, don't know anything about medicine.' I say that a coach who only knows about football doesn't know anything about football.
"Jurgen is the perfect example of that. The way he fills all the game ideas, all the tactical principles, all the team organisation with passion and with love is amazing because that is what gives you the way of playing. It's been really amazing to work with him.
"For me, for a player to improve and to learn, we need to touch their heart, especially if he's a young player. With that, Jurgen is incredible.
"The way he talks with the young players, the way he understands the player, the way he understands the human being behind the player, it's absolutely massive.
"For sure it makes my job easier because the environment that he and all the technical staff create here is amazing for the development of players. We can see the development of the first team in the last years and [along] with these first-team players we also have all the young players that are coming through, which is brilliant."
