Jurgen Klopp said that Scott Parker’s sacking after only four Premier League games was “unbelievable” and that Bournemouth owner Maxim Demin’s actions demonstrated “how important the right owners are.”
Parker, who led Bournemouth back to the Premier League last season, was fired on Tuesday, days after a 9-0 loss to Liverpool.
However, it may have had more to do with his frank post-match statement in which he said that the Cherries were “ill-equipped” to handle the Premier League’s demands.
Their humbling by Liverpool followed humiliations at the hands of two other Premier League giants, champions Manchester City (4-0) and leaders Arsenal (3-0).
They suffered these losses after defeating Aston Villa in their season opener.
However, Klopp was not satisfied with Parker’s treatment as a former Fulham handler.
“Unbelievable,” Klopp said ahead of Liverpool’s match with Newcastle on Wednesday.
“When I heard it I felt this is the moment you realise how important the right owners are.”
Klopp said owners of Premier League clubs fell into different categories.
“Some countries own clubs and some rules do not let them do exactly what they want if they could stretch their resources,” said the German.
“Other clubs have structures, like us and maybe Arsenal. Then there are clubs like Bournemouth.
“Three teams came up: Nottingham Forest is spending, Fulham is spending and I can’t remember Bournemouth doing a lot.
“That is difficult if you arrive in the Premier League.”
Klopp said Parker’s newboys had faced a nightmarish set of fixtures on their return to the elite.
“I felt for Scott,” said Klopp.
“It is not that his team is not good enough. Not at all.
“It is just that, if the first four games include (Manchester) City, Arsenal and Liverpool, it is like a set-up for a new manager if you have nervous owners.
“Scott is an outstanding manager and then you get four games like this and the owner says: ‘See you later’.
“That is really harsh.”