Who is Matthias Jaissle? The 38-year-old Red Bull coach Liverpool have a ‘growing appreciation’ for

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Liverpool’s reported interest in Matthias Jaissle is another sign of how uncertain Arne Slot’s position has become. But the 38-year-old Al-Ahli boss is one of the more interesting young coaches in world football.Who is Matthias Jaissle and why do Liverpool like him?Jaissle had a short playing career as a centre-back with Hoffenheim before moving into coaching early.He worked in the Red Bull system, including with RB Leipzig’s youth setup, before taking charge of FC Liefering and then RB Salzburg.That Salzburg spell is what really put him on the map.

Jaissle won two Austrian Bundesliga titles, lifted the Austrian Cup and took Salzburg into the Champions League knockout stage for the first time in their history.He has since moved to Al-Ahli, where he is currently third in the Saudi Pro League with a squad built around Riyad Mahrez, Ivan Toney, Edouard Mendy and Franck Kessie.There are stars there, of course. Liverpool used to suffocate teams under Jurgen Klopp, but that intensity has too often disappeared.Jaissle comes from a coaching school where that mentality is the foundation of a footballing philosophy.There would be doubts, of course.

He has never managed in the Premier League, and moving from Saudi Arabia to Liverpool would be an enormous jump. Jaissle is young, tactically modern and trained in one of the most recognisable football structures in Europe.Liverpool may yet stick with Slot.