Slott s good helper returned to Jia s house and flew away solo. How can Liverpool make up for it?

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Champions League final night, Premier League champion Liverpool should also be a little sad. Not only did they find themselves losing to the last king of Europe, but also the heroes behind the team also officially left on this day - the Dutch Eredivisie Ajax Club officially announced their new coach John Heatinga, who is Slott's right-hand assistant. It is rumored that the reason why Heraffenberg has changed from No. 8 who does not know how to defend to No. 6 who is black and hard in the Premier League is that Hetingga has made the greatest contribution. Without the guidance of this former Dutch defender, the "Maybach combination" of Max and 8 at most will be Max and 8 at most. So if such a wise minister has left, how can he make up for his position?

According to Athletics, Liverpool does not seem to have a very certain goal, but the work of finding a replacement has begun. In fact, before the end of the final round of the Premier League, Ajax, who lost his former coach Falioli, had already come to Hetinga. Slott also expressed some opinions on this: "Thinking about Heatinga is Ajax's wise move. But if John is smart, he should stay here for one more season."

Obviously, the Liverpool coach does not want to lose this capable player, which is probably one of the reasons why the Reds were not ready to take over early. However, choosing to return to the Jia Mansion is probably a question that does not require too much consideration for Haitinga. As a former player from Ajax youth training and returned to the Jia family to hang up their boots after traveling for many years, Hetinga has a deep relationship with this Eredivisie giant. His coaching career also began with Ajax Second Team, and even led the first team in the 2022-23 season. At that time, the club changed coach halfway, and then helped Haitinga to coach for three months.

Hetinga did a pretty good job during that period. When he took over, Ajax ranked fifth in the league and won the third place by the end of the season. However, due to the internal strife of the club's senior management, he felt that Haitingga still had insufficient experience, so he did not choose to renew his contract, but instead hired another new coach. Hetinga immediately left the Eredivisie and joined West Ham in September 2023, becoming the assistant of former boss Moyes - the two had worked together for many years in Everton, Moyes was the head coach, and Hetinga was the defensive player in the team.

When Moyes bid farewell to the Hammers, Heatinga also found a new boss again and became the aide to Liverpool's new coach Slott. Then he had a very successful year, helping Heraffenberg and also helping the Reds win the Premier League. Such behavior cannot not attract people's attention, especially the old boss Jia's family. After the previous breakup with Hetinga, Ajax experienced a very chaotic 2023-24 season, and he changed coaches several times and finally ranked 5th in the Dutch Eredivisie. Then, in the just-passed 2024-25 season, they were "very happy and sad" again. They were originally leading the league with the remaining 5 rounds, but eventually lost 9 points in five rounds and ranked second. After losing the championship, the young coach Falia Li also decided to hang the seal because of "unmatched ideas".

For Ajax, it should be a good choice to welcome back the old acquaintance with potential. For Heatinga, the situation should not be worse than that in 2023. At least the team has shown momentum of recovery in the Falili era, and the burden of successors will not be too heavy. In addition, Ajax also found a very experienced assistant for Heatinga - former Ajax coach Marcel Kesel. The 56-year-old Dutch coach has coached in many teams in the Netherlands, Portugal and the Middle East.

So Ajax is "stable", but what about Liverpool? Regarding the assistant coach's replacement, some fans quickly thought of former Klopp's assistant, Linders, who flew solo to Salzburg last summer, but was out of class in December and entered an unemployed state. Isn't it just right for him to return? However, the 42-year-old Dutch coach is now in a "unoptional" state, and Manchester City, who was bid farewell to the old assistant coach Leo, "takes the lead". Uncle Zha’s old subordinates need to assist Guardiola, which feels very wonderful.

Without Linders, Red Army fans don't have to worry. As the new Premier League champion, Liverpool is definitely not afraid of not being able to find someone, but just needs time for screening and negotiation. In fact, there have been some rumors and speculations, such as Kuyt, who is considered a hot topic. The 44-year-old former Dutch striker has played for Anfield for 6 years and is a famous Reds' "diligence can make up for shortcomings." Although he is still the head coach of Belgian team Bischa, there are reports that he is very close to leaving office, because after the team successfully upgraded last year, it has been relegated back to the second division.

There are also some names that ordinary fans may not be familiar with, but they are old acquaintances with Slot. For example, Marino Pusic, a 53-year-old Bosnian, served as Slot's assistant in Alkmar and Feyenoord. In 2023, he coached Donetsk miners solo, but he left office a week ago. There is also the current assistant coach of Feyenoord, Reinan. The 38-year-old Dutch central defender originally wanted to follow Slot to enter the Premier League last year, but failed to make it due to work permit issues.