Giovanni van Bronkchorst made a splash after Besiktas!

Dutch coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst, who was the technical director of Beşiktaş last season, was appointed as assistant to Liverpool manager Arne Slot at the beginning of this season.

Liverpool's transfers this season such as Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike and Jeremie Frimpong have raised expectations from the team and the results on the pitch seem to have paid off for now.

England's The Firm magazine wrote a very detailed article titled 'Gio's Red Revolution', pointing out that Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Slot's assistant, had a significant impact on this success. Here is the magazine's remarkable article...

'GIO'S REVOLUTION'

"When Giovanni van Bronckhorst stepped into Anfield in July 2025 as Arne Slot's new assistant coach, it was like an unexpected twist in a football fairytale. The silky left-back, who once tore defenses apart at Arsenal and Barcelona, now stepped out of the coaching spotlight to take on a supporting role in Liverpool's title-defending machine. But in just two months, Gio's impact is undeniable: his tactical genius, his special bond with the players and that dogged determination from Eredivisie have the Reds purring like a well-oiled Champions League beast.

'SHORT BUT BRIGHT WITH FIVETASH'

Imagine this: Van Bronckhorst comes with a brilliant coaching resume. At his boyhood club Feyenoord, he ended an 18-year Eredivisie drought in 2017, then won two consecutive KNVB Cups. Across the North Sea, at Rangers, he took the Scottish Premier League by storm in 2021, ending Celtic's decade-long dominance. Even his brief stint at Besiktas showed moments of brilliance amid chaos. Now, at 50, he has shelved his head coaching ambitions and come to learn under Slot. Because, in his own words, 'Liverpool is exactly where I want to be'. It is a modest return, but it is already bearing fruit.

'VAN DIJK PRAISES'

Gio's imprint is everywhere on the training ground. His positional expertise supercharged Liverpool's left flank; Andy Robertson thanks the Dutchman for the 'one-on-one exercises' that sharpened his overlapping runs. Remember Ryan Gravenberch? The midfielder, who struggled under Jürgen Klopp's high-tempo press, has blossomed under Van Bronckhorst's mentorship, just as Gio's predecessor John Heitinga did last season. Gravenberch's pass accuracy in friendlies has soared to 92 percent and he runs the game like a metronome. Virgil van Dijk also praises Gio's video sessions analyzing opponent weaknesses, reflecting the analytical acuity Van Bronckhorst picked up from Pep Guardiola's blueprint during his time at City Football Group.

'THE BRIDGE OF THE TEAM'

Tactically, this is poetry. Slot's fluid 4-3-3 formation blends seamlessly with high pressing, quick transitions, Gio's Rangers-era wing-loading and set-piece mastery. Against Ipswich in the opening game of the season, Liverpool's left-wing attack cut through the Tractor Boys like a hot knife through butter, with Robertson's crosses providing two assists. Gio's influence? Unquestionable. He is the bridge between Slot's cool intelligence and the team's fiery spirit, feeding the 'learn from everyone' culture that Van Bronckhorst champions. As he told Liverpool's official website, 'I can't wait to share my experience... to continue the success.

'A UNIFYING FIGURE'

Off the pitch, Gio is a unifying figure. Born in Rotterdam of Indonesian-Dutch descent, Gio has brought a global flavor to Melwood. The cultural events he organized on his Asian tours bonded the team tighter than ever. Fans in Hong Kong and Tokyo flocked to training sessions, feeling the pulse of the club quicken under his quiet authority. Even his Arsenal past, helping the Gunners to the Premier League title in a controversial match at Anfield in 2002, adds a bit of amusing legend. 'I beat Liverpool once,' he grins, 'now I want the Reds to win more trophies.

'LIVERPOOL ARE BETTER WITH HIM'

Skeptics might say it's early days; after all, the real tests - City, Arsenal, those Champions League nights - are just around the corner. But Van Bronckhorst's track record screams that he is an impact player. Liverpool are not just building on Slot's championship foundation, they are reinforcing it with Dutch steel. Is Gio on the pitch? YNWA just got a lot wilder!"