Sami Hyypia says £8m player used to be so bad in training when he was at Liverpool

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Sami Hyypia has been discussing some of his former Liverpool teammates.

The Finnish defender spent 10 years at Anfield, and during that time, he played with some brilliant players during that period.

Hyypia was lucky enough to play with the likes of Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard and Robbie Fowler during his time at Anfield, and, as you can imagine, standards in training would’ve been unreal around that time.

Fowler, in particular, was a fantastic player in this period.

However, according to Hyypia, there was one player at Liverpool during that time who wasn’t quite up to scratch behind the scenes at Melwood.

Sami Hyypia names the worst trainer at Liverpool

Hyypia was asked a series of quickfire questions about his time at Liverpool.

Inevitably, the defender named the Champions League win in Istanbul as his favourite moment, while he named Steven Gerrard as the most skilful player he ever worked with.

Hyypia was also asked to name who he believes was the worst trainer during his time at Liverpool, to which he gave an interesting answer.

The defender named Dietmar Hamann as the worst trainer he saw at Liverpool, suggesting that the German simply wasn’t up to scratch in many of the sessions behind-the-scenes.

Hamann was, of course, a fantastic player for Liverpool, but, by the sounds of it, he wasn’t always the best away from matchdays.

Dietmar Hamann’s Liverpool legacy analysed

Hamann may not have been the best trainer at Liverpool, but he certainly left behind a decent legacy at Anfield.

Indeed, after his £8m move to Liverpool from Newcastle, Hamann became something of a modern-day great for the Reds, playing over 250 games and achieving a lot.

Hamann, famously, played a key role in the 2005 Champions League final win as his introduction as a half-time substitute flipped the balance of the game and change the dynamics tactically.

The German will always be remembered as a fan favourite at Liverpool, regardless of whether or not he was any good in training behind the scenes, and, to this day, Hamann is happy to champion Liverpool as a team.