It's increasingly likely that Arne Slot may be seeking his third assistant in as many seasons, as former club Feyenoord appears to want Giovanni van Bronckhorst as their next manager. 

The former Rangers, Arsenal, and Barcelona have already been at the helm of the Rotterdam club, having a successful spell from 2015 to 2019, during which they won the Eredivisie and the Dutch Cup twice.

van Bronckhorst has only been at Anfield for a year, being recruited as former Everton defender John Heitinga left to manage Ajax; however, Heitinga's most recent role was as assistant manager during Thomas Frank's disastrous time at Spurs. 

Who can replace Giovanni van Bronckhorst ?

Should Van Bronckhorst leave, Heitinga would be an ideal replacement. His knowledge of English football from his playing days is second to none, and his long career at Everton (115 games) means he ‘gets’ Merseyside. 

But more than that, Heitinga was known to have a good rapport with the Liverpool players, often acting as a ‘conduit’ between the manager and the players, and being available to offer one-to-one advice, especially in defense. 

Indeed, it could be argued that Liverpool have missed that defense-focused training this season, with the back line looking extremely weak and disorganised at several points. 

Another option could be Hungarian Zsolt Lőw, who was most recently interim manager at RB Leipzig, after a long career as Thomas Tuchel's number two at Bayern Munich, Chelsea, and at Paris Saint-Germain. 

Like Heitinga and Slot, Löw favours a tactical approach to play, with most focus on tactical drills as opposed to individual play. 

But after stepping up as a manager, perhaps Löw sees his future in that path and may feel a return to an assistant role as a ‘step down'. 

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Elsewhere, former Jürgen Klopp assistant Peter Krawietz, who also spent time as an assistant at RB Leipzig, is available. 

His impact as part of Klopp's backroom staff (nicknamed ‘the eye' for his tactical analysis) is the stuff of legend, and his reputation amongst the players (even the newer ones) will be flawless. 

However, his exit from Liverpool appeared to be very definite, so it appears - for now - unlikely that Krawietz would make a return if a job did become available. 

Whatever does happen, if a new assistant does arrive at Anfield, they will need to hit the ground running. Part of this season's failure was a failure to adapt to new situations and tactics. If Liverpool want to return to the level of recent seasons, then the entire team (including the staff) will need to be up to speed come the first match in August.