Ferran Sibilan in the first press conference, it will be found out how the eloquent Catalan charmed the HJK management.
– I understand the challenge, because we want to dominate matches in the Veikkausliiga. Correspondingly, it is more difficult in Euro fields, the Catalan begins his description of the situation.
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Aki Riihilahti is satisfied with HJK’s new head coach. Inka Soveri
– That’s why we have to find a way to maintain the level at home, but at the same time take a step forward internationally.
The club was hooked, and hired the only 35-year-old Catalan directly as the head coach of the national team.
– My vision is that the team has to run a lot. Obviously, we don’t have the most skilled players, so the work ethic has to be right.
“Question of choice”
Sibila’s theses alone are not convincing. It’s always easy to say that players need to run more than the opposition.
In footy, unfortunately, only the team that doesn’t have the ball runs. On the other hand, scoring is much better from the team that has the ball.
And behind this balance is the individual skill of the players.
– We want to increase our competitiveness on international playing fields and bring more young players through HJK. This was a unanimous choice for us, CEO Aki Riihilahti says.
It is true that Sibila is used to grinding football diamonds out of promises. But there is so much more to a head coach’s duties.
– Every time the coaching changes, of course there will be changes. But we are ambitious to take the next step. This is a matter of choice and we saw that this direction is the right one for us.
Thank you indeed
35-year-old Ferran Sibila becomes head coach at HJK for the first time. Inka Soveri
HJK cannot be accused of being timid. Toni Korkeakunnas In the summer, he was tasked with piloting the team to the Veikkausliiga champion and taking the striped jerseys to the group stage of the Eurocups for the third time in a row.
The head coach did his job perfectly.
– The decision is always difficult. Without Toke, this season would not have turned around. He did an amazing job and deserves all the credit. This was more of a choice of direction.