Jurgen Klopp has only just taken charge of Germany, but he is already claiming one rather unusual advantage over his first counterpart, Xavi Hernandez.Germany's new boss joked that he actually knows more Dutch players than his Netherlands colleague ahead of Thursday's Nations League heavyweight clash in Amsterdam (9.45 pm).Both teams are entering a new era after the World Cup, with Klopp and Xavi taking over as the men tasked with steering two of Europe's biggest football nations into the next chapter.##EDITORS_CHOICE##And Klopp, typically, could not resist having a little fun with the situation."Their coach knows the Netherlands players from watching them on TV," Klopp told Sky Germany with a grin."I personally know many more Dutch footballers than Xavi. I don't know whether that will be an advantage for me, but it is a fact."The German knows plenty about Dutch football after years of managing in Germany and England, where he crossed paths with a host of Netherlands internationals.21.45: (2.40) Netherlands (3.60) Germany (2.80)But when it comes to actually knowing what Xavi will do on Thursday, Klopp admits he has no special insight."We are preparing for the game, but we don't know what the opponent will do," he said. "But I can say in advance that it will definitely be a good game."##LINKED_NEWS_69060##And there is another twist to this new-manager derby: neither Klopp nor Xavi has had much time to get comfortable."I learned a long time ago not to worry about things I can't change," Klopp said. "To be honest, I don't even know who I would rather play against, a well-known opponent or a new coach."The good thing is that we're all in the same boat. We met on Monday and we're playing on Thursday."##LINKED_NEWS_68057##Klopp also revealed that his new job has already exposed a rather embarrassing gap in his knowledge of Germany.It turns out he doesn't actually know all of the national anthem."I only realised recently, during the Super Cup, that I don't know the whole of our anthem!" he admitted. "That is something new for me. I rarely sing it at home when the national teams are playing. I'll have to change that too."UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE AThursday21.45: (2.40) Netherlands (3.60) Germany (2.80)21.45: (1.75) Norway (3.95) Denmark (4.45)21.45: (1.20) Portugal (6.75) Wales (14.0)21.45: (2.75) Serbia (3.25) Greece (2.80)Friday21.45: (2.25) Italy (3.40) Belgium (3.20)21.45: (6.75) Turkey (4.40) France (1.48)UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE BThursday21.45: (1.42) Austria (5.00) Israel (6.60)21.45: (2.45) Kosovo* (3.15) R.Ireland (3.05)Friday19.00: (1.87) Georgia (3.50) N.Ireland (4.30)21.45: (2.25) Hungary (3.35) Ukraine (3.25)21.45: (1.70) Poland (3.60) B&H (5.30)21.45: (1.50) Sweden (4.40) Romania (6.50)UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE CFriday19.00: (1.75) Armenia (3.50) Latvia (4.50)21.45: (1.77) Montenegro (3.45) Cyprus (4.40)UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE DThursday19.00: (3.05) Andorra (2.95) Malta (2.40)21.45: (11.0) Liechtenstein (4.50) Lithuania (1.30)***odds are subject to change***