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Pep Lijnders Praises Nunez’s Resilience and Impact at Liverpool
In the world of football, a player’s journey is often marked by pivotal moments that define their career. For Darwin Nunez, the Uruguayan international, it was his match-winning brace at Newcastle that seems to have been a transformative experience, one that has been highlighted by Liverpool’s assistant boss, Pep Lijnders.
Nunez’s Defining Moment:
Sent on with less than a quarter of an hour of normal time remaining, Nunez found Liverpool a …
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Lijnders and Liverpool: A Symbiotic Connection
The role of an assistant head coach is vital, and when it comes to Liverpool, Pep Lijnders is the name that often resounds in the hallowed halls of Anfield. With two impactful spells at Liverpool, Lijnders' journey is an interesting tapestry of dedication, ambition, and learning.
Lijnders' association with Liverpool began in 2014, initially under the guidance of Brendan Rodgers. However, with Jurgen Klopp's arrival in …
Liverpool Pre-Season Training Camp Plans Confirmed
Liverpool have confirmed that they will undertake a pre-season training camp in Salzburg, Austria, beginning next Monday, July 12th.
Jürgen Klopp and his backroom team will bring a 34-man squad to Austria where preparations will begin for Liverpool's 2021/22 campaign.
Liverpool will be looking to mount challenges for both the Premier League title and the UEFA Champions League while welcoming back players like Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, and Joël Matip from injury. New signing Ibrahima Konaté will also take …
Fabinho "always puts the team above himself" - Pep Lijnders speaks about the best parts of Fabinho's game
Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders spoke at length about the importance of Fabinho and the huge role the Brazilian plays for The Reds.
Few people in world football would have the tactical nous to understand Fabinho's impact on the pitch as well as the first-hand experience of working with him on a daily basis. Lijnders knows the Brazil international's game like the back of his hand by this stage.
Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com this week, Lijnders went into great detail about …
Liverpool assistant manager can't wait for The Reds to settle in at new training ground
Pep Lijnders says it gives him "great satisfaction" to move to the club's new AXA Training Centre with the current squad.
Liverpool's departure from Melwood - their training home for 70 years - has been well-documented in recent weeks. Now, however, Lijnders is only looking forward and to the progress he hopes the club can make at their new training ground in Kirkby.
Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com about Melwood and the move to Kirkby, Lijnders said:
“Icons, family, history... it all …
Pep Lijnders faces the media ahead of Liverpool's EFL Cup clash at Lincoln City
On Wednesday, Jürgen Klopp let assistant manager Pep Lijnders take the pre-match press conference ahead of The Reds' visit to play Lincoln in the EFL Cup.
This wasn't the first time Lijnders had taken a press conference for Liverpool and it certainly won't be the last. As ever, the former NEC Nijmegen boss spoke at length when posed questions from the gathered media.
Discussing the likely changes that would be made for the Lincoln City match, Lijnders said:
“It’s about …
The Kids are Alright - Liverpool's Future is its Present
If there was ever a way to demonstrate how Liverpool are currently top of the world, their FA Cup victory against Shrewsbury was it.
Not the comfortable victory over the old enemy Manchester United, not putting four goals past Southampton at a whim, they’re becoming quite standard. Not the effervescent performances of Liverpool’s stars, all of whom have their case for the various Player of the Season awards.
It was Liverpool’s academy, emblematic of the everything this Liverpool side is. …
Pep Lijnders insists this Liverpool team is only just getting started
Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders says that this group of players will continue to push for further honours both domestically and in Europe under Jurgen Klopp.
The Reds battled their way to a historic 2-0 victory over Spurs in Madrid on Saturday night to claim their sixth European Cup title and their first since Istanbul in 2005.
Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com, Lijnders was keen to highlight the importance of the spirit within the Liverpool squad and how big a role "team …
Liverpool coach Pep Lijnders lifts lid on tactical tweak in Reds forward line
Liverpool's assistant coach Pep Lijnders has revealed the thinking behind Mohamed Salah's more advanced role in The Reds' attack this season.
Lijnders spoke to Neil Jones at Goal.com about his return to Merseyside after a brief but unsuccessful stint as manager of NEC Nijmegen in Holland.
Having been officially unveiled as Zeljko Buvac's replacement as assistant to Jurgen Klopp, Lijnders plays a larger role at the club now and, as such, has a hand in all tactical discussions with the …