Pepijn Lijnders as soon as known as Jurgen Klopp his “correct soccer brother,” however now he has joined certainly one of his greatest rivals in Pep Guardiola.
have together with former Liverpool opposition analyst James French.
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The 42-year-old was Klopp’s assistant when Liverpool gained the Premier League and Champions League, standing down from the function when the German left the membership in 2024.
Talking final 12 months, Lijnders instructed the Liverpool membership web site: “I at all times stated I’ll end with Jurgen; the second I can’t help anybody else, that is the second I’ll go and I’ll handle. That was at all times the case.
“I owe this membership every thing. They do not owe me something, to be trustworthy. It is 10 years filled with dedication. So after we [me and Jurgen] spoke, it was clear for me, I am going and handle, and we finish this challenge collectively,” he added.
Lijnders has had two spells as a supervisor – briefly leaving Liverpool in 2018 to handle NEC within the Netherlands, earlier than a spell with Crimson Bull Salzburg at the start of final season, with each culminating in his dismissal.
And not using a membership since December, the Dutchman has taken the step again from being a supervisor and as soon as once more shall be an assistant.
