Sami Hyypia

[Ramón Benítez Hernández]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21905407#asset

 

Sami Hyypia on Liverpool, Benitez and coaching in Germany

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Former Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia says life as a player is "easy" compared with his current role coaching German side Bayer Leverkusen.

 

The Finn played for Leverkusen after leaving Liverpool in 2009, and moved into coaching the club last year - sharing duties with Sascha Lewandowski as Hyypia does not have his licence yet.

 

The 39-year-old reflects on his time at Anfield with "joy" and says he learnt the most from former Reds manager Rafael Benitez.

[Rory Fitzgerald]

I'm raging I missed this on Saturday cause Owen was on before him and there was a certain contrast between the 2 when they reflected on their time at Liverpool, will try get around to it when I get home from work.

[Philby]

I wouldn't worry too much Rory.

 

Sami is an absolute legend of a red but not the most enthralling interview you'd ever come across.

[Rory Fitzgerald]

I wouldn't worry too much Rory.

 

Sami is an absolute legend of a red but not the most enthralling interview you'd ever come across.

 

Ok I'll still try get around to it tonight.

[torn]

I wouldn't worry too much Rory.

 

Sami is an absolute legend of a red but not the most enthralling interview you'd ever come across.

Yeah, lovely bloke but very much a Finn.

[Foxtrot]

Yeah, lovely bloke but very much a Finn.

 

And that amounts to what? Being a bit boring?

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

And that amounts to what? Being a bit boring?

 

don't go on about it

[Foxtrot]

don't go on about it

 

Just asking like. Being Finnish and all.

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

Just asking like. Being Finnish and all.

 

[johngibo YPC]

 

haha!

[Swipe]

[Dmitch]

I was lead to belive the fins were nutters! Just ice cool

[McBain]

I watched Leverkusen against Gladbach last month on a trip to Cologne and Sami's team were outstanding. Pacy, inventive but needed leadership at the back and in the end it was a cracking 3-3 draw. All the way through it kept occuring to me they needed Sami to get his boots on

 

Oh and Schurrle was head and shoulders above everyone else

Edited March 29, 2013 by Clem

[Falconhoof]

I was lead to belive the fins were nutters! Just ice cool

What are all British people like ?

[Leo No.8]

What are all British people like ?

 

Wear bowler hats, drink earl grey from china teacups etc.

[Dmitch]

What what sir you missed out the crumpets!

[CarraLegend]

The best centre half in this country from the last 15 years easy.

[John am Rhein]

The best centre half in this country from the last 15 years easy.

 

don't get this. He wasn't THAT good

 

(ok i'm biased against finland)

 

What are all British people like ?

 

right footed and poor at management

[torn]

And that amounts to what? Being a bit boring?

A man of few words. Not an expressive people your lot. Aside from the nudity.

[rednotdead]

Has now taken full control at Leverkusen

 

My link

 

Not forgetting that Bayer's sporting director Rudi Voller had this to say last month: "Sami has all the ingredients to become a great coach," Voller told Sky Deutschland when asked about first-year manager Sami Hyypia. "The only problem is that at some point he will go to Liverpool. This is his dream."

[Tosh]

Make it so!

 

Perhaps he could teach our back line - whoever that might be - how to defend

[Bjarkinn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1KIv6J36qE

 

0:36

 

What a touch by the big man

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

be interesting to see how he does in the Champions League.

if he has a decent run, and we have a few bad results, there could be calls for him to come in before the end of next season.

[Leo No.8]

Sami is such an immovable, iron character that its hard to imagine him having dreams. That he's made it clear that his dream is to manage Liverpool I find only makes me love him more. Genuinely one of my favourite players of all time.

 

If only we had him now - we'd probably be in the CL.

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

Sami is such an immovable, iron character that its hard to imagine him having dreams.

 

You reckon?

I see him as quite a warm, friendly chap.