Red Bull Salzburg have sacked coach Pep Lijnders after 16 games in the Austrian Bundesliga, saying Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool assistant oversaw performances “far below our requirements and targets”.
Dutchman Lijnders was appointed last May after six years in his second spell at Anfield and led Salzburg to a Champions League place through two qualifying matches, as well as winning their first three league matches.
Salzburg won three and lost six of their 12 matches in October and November, and are on course for automatic elimination from the Champions League, having lost five and won one of their first six matches in Europe.
OFFICIAL: Red Bull Salzburg and Pippen Lijnders have parted ways, and the 41-year-old Dutchman was released from his duties today. Thank you for your commitment and all the best for the future, Pip!
– FC Red Bull Salzburg (@FCRBS_en) December 16, 2024
“We have recently begun, as planned, to analyze what has unfortunately not been a satisfactory season so far,” Salzburg said in a statement, adding that they hope to appoint a new coach when their players resume training on January 3.
“It was clear to see that, in many of our matches, we fell well short of our requirements and targets. We therefore became convinced that our team needed a new impetus under the new management, even if we continued to hope for a turnaround until the end.
“We would like to thank Pep for his work. He has put a lot of effort and passion into this and provided important impetus for our further development. We are now looking very intensively for a new coach.”
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