Liverpool coach breaks silence on firing and true Arne Slot feelings - 'It hurt'
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Former set-piece coach Aaron Briggs has spoken out on his time at Liverpool and his firing from the club in December 2025, as well as his true feelings on Arne SlotAaron Briggs worked as Liverpool's set-piece coach under Arne Slot(Image: Getty Images)Former Liverpool coach Aaron Briggs has spoken publicly for the first time about his firing from the club, having been dismissed by the club halfway through the 2025/26 season.Briggs was the set-piece coach in Arne Slot’s setup at Anfield and played a role in the Reds’ Premier League title triumph last year. That wouldn’t be enough to save the Dutchman’s job though as he himself was fired earlier this summer and replaced by Andoni Iraola.Briggs, who now works for UEFA in its game insights department, has now spoken to The Athletic about his time at Anfield, and reflected on the chain of events that led to him being dismissed from the club.“I had experience of being in the spotlight at Wolfsburg and Monaco as an assistant coach, but the thing with set pieces is that it’s very, very measurable.
It’s black and white,” Briggs said.Aaron Briggs was fired by Liverpool in December 2025(Image: Getty Images)“That summer (2025), I took on the role full-time and thought I could make a difference. We had meetings and spoke with the players, the coaches.“I was doing more research, looking at all the chances we conceded and how they happened.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.
We tried everything to correct it.”Despite taking the fall for Liverpool’s poor set-piece record, Briggs insists he has no regrets from his time at Anfield, and holds no hard feelings towards Slot.Aaron Briggs with Arne Slot during a Liverpool training session in October 2024(Image: Nikki Dyer - LFC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)“It hurt when we weren’t performing as I was putting everything into it and it wasn’t going great,” Briggs added. “In hindsight, it didn’t work out for the club or myself, but no regrets.“I was very fortunate to be part of a team that won the Premier League and go on an open-top bus parade in Liverpool with hundreds of thousands of fans.“I wish from the bottom of my heart it had gone better in that second year, but everyone was trying so I didn’t feel alone.“There wasn’t a falling-out.