Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s unique role in preparing Liverpool for Galatasaray

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Arne Slot could call upon the unique experience of assistant Giovanni van Bronckhorst ahead of Liverpool’s first away game of the Champions League against Galatasaray. His most recent job was in charge of Bestikas – one of Galatasaray’s closest rivals – and though his time in Istanbul only lasted six months, he gained valuable experience of Turkish football.

“He’s part of the setup if we discuss and talk about the team we face, if that is Palace or Everton or Atletico Madrid, or in this situation Galatasaray,” Slot explained. “So yes, we’ve Gio as we’ve used the other assistant coaches as well.” Van Bronckhorst’s experience of Galatasaray Van Bronckhorst was appointed Besiktas head coach ahead of the 2024/25 campaign but was relieved of his duties by the end of November.

“He’s known for winning a lot of trophies, Gio, in Holland and he did this here as well.” Van Bronckhorst faced Galatasaray once more before his departure, with Besiktas losing that Super Lig clash 2-1 after goals from Davinson Sanchez and Victor Osimhen. Many of the systems and patterns will therefore remain the same, and though Van Bronckhorst was unfortunate in his time in Turkey he can still be useful as Liverpool ready themselves for RAMS Park.