On paper, AZ is the big favorite in the last preliminary round of the Conference League. Opponent SK Brann is the number five from Norway and trainer Pascal Jansen hopes that his team will meet the club’s goal, which is to qualify for the group stage.
AZ coach Pascal Jansen updated David Møller Wolfe about opponent SK Brann – NH News
At every European match there is a press conference one day before the match. The journalists present could this time ask questions to trainer Pascal Jansen and striker Vangelis Pavlidis. Soon it was about David Møller Wolfe. The left back of AZ played with opponent SK Brann before the summer. “David gave confirmation of what we had seen.”
transfers
Still, most questions at the press conference were about the transfer market and (possibly) departing AZ players. For example, AZ announced shortly after the press conference that Swedish star player Jesper Karlsson is leaving for Bologna in Italy. Pavlidis was also asked if he will stay in Alkmaar this season. “You never know.”
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AZ player Vangelis Pavlidis cannot say with certainty that he will stay at AZ – NH News
For the time being, AZ can still have access to Pavlidis and that also applies to Pantelis Hatzidiakos. The Greek defender is also about to leave for Italy. Cagliari is emphatically fishing for the services of Hatzidiakos, but a switch will only take place after the diptych with SK Brann.
Gold mine
Jansen also misses captain Jordy Clasie. The veteran from Haarlem is injured and his place will probably be taken by Kenzo Goudmijn. Last Sunday against RKC, the young Heerhugowaarder was also in his place.
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AZ coach Pascal Jansen firmly believes in the working method of his technical director – NH News
AZ earned a lot of money this summer from the transfers, but Jansen also lost very important forces as a result. However, the performance does not seem to be affected by this, partly because AZ anticipates possible departures at an early stage. “Max Huiberts really ensures that the selection remains at the right level,” says Jansen about his technical director. For example, before the departure of Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth), the Alkmaar club attracted Norwegian left back Møller Wolfe and Sven Mijnans and Djordje Mihailovic already signed a contract in Alkmaar at the beginning of this calendar year. These two compete for the vacant place of the departed Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan). And now Ruben van Bommel and Myron van Brederode are eager to take over the role of Karlsson.
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