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<\/p>\nNeil Critchley is set to be appointed as assistant head coach to fellow former Liverpool Academy coach Gary O’Neil at Strasbourg<\/p>\n
Former Liverpool under-23s coach Neil Critchley(Image: Martin Rickett\/PA Wire)<\/p>\n
Former Liverpool under-23s coach Neil Critchley is set to join Strasbourg as assistant to recently-appointed head coach Gary O’Neil. Critchley’s last major role saw him sacked as manager of Scottish Premiership side Hearts in April 2025 after barely six months in charge.<\/p>\n
O’Neil, who briefly had a spell on the coaching staff at the Liverpool<\/a> Academy, was installed at Strasbourg at the start of the month as successor to Liam Rosenior, who became Chelsea boss in place of the departed Enzo Maresca.<\/p>\n He has overseen three successive victories to help move Strasbourg – who are part of BlueCo, the consortium that also owns Chelsea – up to seventh in the Ligue 1 standings.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Jurgen Klopp to make Anfield dugout return for first time since emotional Liverpool exit<\/a>READ MORE: Hugo Ekitike sends message to Newcastle after snubbing Magpies for Liverpool – ‘I don’t care’<\/a><\/p>\n Critchley spent seven years working at Kirkby<\/a> with Liverpool, where he was first U18s boss before taking over the U23s.<\/p>\n He twice took charge of the Reds’ senior team when, due to fixture congestion, they fielded what was in effect a team of Academy players, losing 5-0 at Aston Villa in the League Cup<\/a> quarter-final in December 2019 before a memorable 1-0 FA Cup<\/a> fourth round replay victory at home to Shrewsbury Town six weeks later.<\/p>\n