Guardiola, who chose to sleep with the enemy, surprisingly recruited Klopp as the second-in-command on his right arm...Man City reorganizes club World Cup coaching staff
May 31, 2025
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola accepts coach Pepin Linders, who was the right-hand man of former Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp, as '2nd-in-command'. On the 31st (Korea time), England's 'The Times' will be joined by former head coach Klopp's former head coach, Linders, as the coaching staff of the former rival team. He will be appointed as the head coach to assist Guardiola in Manchester City, the report said.
Coach Linders, who is from the Netherlands, served as Klopp's head coach twice in nine years. Klopp stepped down as Liverpool manager at the end of the 2023-2024 season.
Coach Linders also left Liverpool. The 42-year-old took the helm of Salzburg in July last year. However, he was dismissed in six months due to poor performance in December.
Guardiola recently said the three coaches who helped him left. Juan Marillo and Inigo Dominguez were separated, and Carlos Visens was appointed manager of Portugal's SC Braga.
Therefore, it was inevitable to reorganize the coaching staff. Former Manchester City center back Colo Touré was also considered for this role. He has been training with the Manchester City academy under-18s. Toure, 44, has experience as a first-team coach under Brendan Rodgers at Celtic and Leicester City. He also briefly coached Wigan Athletic.
However, Guardiola chose coach Linders, who successfully assisted Klopp. Coach Linders sought the position of coach of Norwich City in the Championship (Second Division) earlier this month, but it did not happen.
He will join Manchester City ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup next month.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
