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Pep Lijnders has been sacked as the head coach of Austrian side RB Salzburg, after just six months after leaving Liverpool.
It was one of the most shocking and unexpected announcements of the year in March when long-term Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp revealed he would be leaving at the end of the season and leaving with him was his number two, Pep Lijnders.
During his time in Merseyside, Lijnders was a part of the coaching team for the Premier League and Champions League title victories but has endured a much less successful start to life 🧸in Austria.
The prestigious 17-time Austrian champions find t꧒hemselves in fifth in the Austrian Bundesliga ﷺtable, 10 points behind leaders SK Sturm Graz.
It is not only the domestic form that has led to the Dutch coach’s dismissal but Lijnders has struggled in Europe with Salzburg sitting in 32nd place in the 🅘newly formed Champions League.
Pep Lijnders‘ untimely dismissal ahead of Jurgen Klopp reunion
The Dutch coach’s sacking was largely unexpect𝔉ed due to the fact that he was set to be reunited with his old🦋 boss Jurgen Klopp in just a matter of weeks.
Klopp was controversially appointed as global head of socce𓂃r for Red Bull and 🌌in this role the German will lead the company’s International network of football clubs, starting on 1st January 2025, which includes Bundesliga RB Leipzig, Major League Soccer 🅘side New York Red Bulls, as well as Brazilian side Red Bull Bragantino.
Desp🅷ite the below-par performances and expeꦚcted results, Lijnders’ dismissal has come as a surprise to fans due to the strong, close connection the two coaches have with each other and how it could have benefitted RB Salzburg in the long term future.
Premier League move too early for Lijnders?
Keeping with the trend of sacking managers, the Premier League saw two coaches sacked across the weekend with Wolves’ Gary O’Neil and Southampton’s Russell Martin being dismissed following an equally poor run of results✃.
Due to Lijnders’ involvement with Liverpool’s successful era under Jurgen Klopp, it will come as no surprise to see the Dutch coach being linked with a move to the Premier League at some point in the future.
However, after an unsuccessful few months at the helm of RB Salzburg, a move back to the English top division may prove too much of a risk for ultimately a lar✤gely inexperienced manager.
