The plan was to bring in a Dutch coach from Feyenoord to support a Dutch coach from Feyenoord. Until Liverpool decided they had too many Dutch coaches from Feyenoord. Etienne Reijnen, the set-piece specialist who was due to link up with Arne Slot again, will not arrive. Slot is gone.
His departure may have been welcomed by much of a fanbase that had turned against him, but came with considerable regret at Anfield. It nevertheless represented a swift and sudden change of heart.
