Liverpool have added additional to their backroom employees with one other set-piece specialist, following the change of roles for Aaron Briggs to set-piece coach.
Briggs has formally switched job title and shall be Liverpool’s first-team set-piece coach – having successfully crammed the position all through final season already.
His shift in duty comes with Brazilian coach Luiz Fernando Iubel starting work as new particular person growth lead coach on Monday, following a transfer from Atletico Mineiro.
Liverpool have additionally appointed Lewis Mahoney as their new first-team set-piece analyst, with the 36-year-old becoming a member of from Southampton.
Mahoney held the identical position for nearly two years at Southampton having beforehand served as a efficiency analyst for each Swansea and Bristol Rovers.
His duties shall be in supporting Briggs as they implement new approaches to each defending and attacking set-pieces.
Arne Slot‘s facet had been significantly proficient in each areas throughout their 1-0 win over Arsenal on Sunday, which was determined by Dominik Szoboszlai‘s spectacular free-kick.
Whereas there could have been much less enter from Briggs when it got here to Szoboszlai’s gorgeous aim from over 30 yards, the Reds had been in a position to nullify Arsenal‘s largest menace from corners.
The appointment of Iubel and Mahoney comes following one other main reshuffle within the backroom employees at Liverpool over the summer season.
Assistant coach John Heitinga left to take over as head coach at Ajax and was changed by countryman Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
Goalkeepers coaches Fabian Otte and Claudio Taffarel each departed with Xavi Valero returning to the membership as head of first-team goalkeeper teaching and Colin Stewart introduced in as goalkeeper growth and pathway lead.
There was additionally a restructuring of Liverpool’s medical division below director of drugs and efficiency Jonathan Energy.
Lee Nobes’ position of head physio was tweaked to go of rehab physiotherapy, with Conall Murtagh turning into head of bodily efficiency and Chris Morgan head of efficiency bodily remedy.
