Ex-Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders brutally sacked as he misses Jurgen Klopp reunion
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Ex-Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders has been sacked by RB Salzburg after just seven months in the job. The Dutch coach took up a new challenge in Austria after Jurgen Klopp's Anfield exit but now finds himself out of a job as the team languishes 10 points behind the league leaders.
Despite thrashing SK Austria Klagenfurt 3-0 last Saturday, Lijnders has been shown the door with 'unsatisfactory performances' being cited as one of the causes for his dismissal. Upon landing in Salzburg, the 41-year-old cashed in on his Anfield connections to snap up Bobby Clark permanently, as well as getting Stefan Bajcetic on board via a loan move.
But with the Austrian Bundesliga heading into its winter break, Salzburg bosses have decided to sack Lijnders and fellow former Liverpool coach Vitor Matos after a mere 16 league outings. A statement from the club reads: "We began recently to analyse, as planned, what has unfortunately not been a satisfactory season so far. It was clear to see that in many of our matches we have been far short of our own requirements and aims.
"We have therefore become convinced that our team needs a new impulse under new management, even if we continued to hope for a turnaround until the end. "We would like to thank Pep for his work. He put a lot of effort and passion into it and has provided important momentum for our further development.
