Journeyman - AAB - A new start
So that is it then. I have been interviewed and hired as the new boss for Denmark team AAB. They are a historic team who will be my first foray into management. July 2024 I have evaluated the squad a...
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In our next game we host Midtjylland who are one of the bigger teams in 3F Superliga. This will be the biggest test so far to see if our league position is false. A win will secure top spot after 6 games. Iredale kicked off the scoring in the 40th minute against the run of play. He is finally hitting some impressive form. In the 44th minute though Midtjylland equalised the scoring with Adam Buksa striking from close range. 80th minute we mess up when playing out from the back and Buksa gets his second. Drama in the game though when bad boy Mathias Jorgensen equalises in the 90th minute to secure the point and ensure that AAB don’t lose from a winning position for the second time this season. This was in an unfamiliar position of ST for the youngster. MOTM was Midtjyllands Buksa
After the game the media asked about Mathias J and I informed them that the lad has shown the right attitude after his mistake. He apologised to myself and the team prior to the game and I am sure he can put this behind him going forwards.
PLAYER TO LEAVE
In other news Mads Bomholt has further destroyed his future at the club. He has submitted a transfer request due to the lack of action. I tried to persuade him the grass isn’t always greener and he will get chance in the season but he is adamant. Therefore he has now been transfer listed and will be training with the U21s for the foreseeable future.
PREMIER LEAGUE INTEREST
The club have been informed that Crystal Palace have been scouting Oliver Ross in recent weeks. This could be a potential move in January. As stated in the club policy. We prioritise developing talents and making profit on investments so if we can get the right price we may have to sell.
The up-and-down club of Denmark. I remember a time my fav team (Ajax) scouted a lot at Aalborg: we picked up Jesper Gronkjær first then Lucas Andersen, but both couldn't quite cut it even though both had a killer debut season at Ajax. Currently, a fellow compatriot of mine is manager there in real life. Menno van Dam is a successful youth trainer from the northern Netherlands whom I think also has had a history at Brøndby, the fav side of @JustinCase0110
@thomashunter2199 are you in a different timezone from @JustinCase0110 and me (Europe) ? Because the bulk of your posts arrive in the middle of the night (for us).
Thats really cool! My fave team is Arsenal who traditionally have a few players who have mixed with AJAX. For example Timber now, Overmars etc.
Haha no. I am from England. I just usually only get chance to play around 11PM ish with work and family etc 🙂
A lot of disciplinary stuff going on there. Getting some Erik ten Hag vibes, haha (speaking of Dutch managers).
I hope you can get your house in order soon. Even though it doesn't seem to have had an effect on your results so far. 2nd place is a great position for a newly promoted side. It was a shock to see them relegated the year before, having otherwise been in the top flight constantly since 1986. This season OB is the shock absentee (Odense Boldklub), also usually being a regular top flight team. They are comfortably on the path to return again for next season though.
@JustinCase0110 wrote:A lot of disciplinary stuff going on there. Getting some Erik ten Hag vibes, haha (speaking of Dutch managers).
I hope you can get your house in order soon. Even though it doesn't seem to have had an effect on your results so far. 2nd place is a great position for a newly promoted side. It was a shock to see them relegated the year before, having otherwise been in the top flight constantly since 1986. This season OB is the shock absentee (Odense Boldklub), also usually being a regular top flight team. They are comfortably on the path to return again for next season though.
Oh gosh I hope it doesn’t turn out like his time at United.
We’ve been playing really well in a 433. For some reason the team has just clicked. I am unsure if we can keep this up for long though.
I am not that knowledgeable on the league to be honest (only knowing the bigger sides) but what I have noticed is our squad especially and many other teams in Denmark have an enormous amount of young talent.
@thomashunter2199 wrote:I am not that knowledgeable on the league to be honest (only knowing the bigger sides) but what I have noticed is our squad especially and many other teams in Denmark have an enormous amount of young talent.
You are not wrong. It is also a "development league", where the best players are always signed by clubs in bigger leagues, such as the Bundesliga or the Premier League. There are also some rebound effect though, with Danish internationals returning to where it all began after having played abroad for years. Thomas Delaney finding his way back to FC København is an example of this.
@JustinCase0110 wrote:
@thomashunter2199 wrote:I am not that knowledgeable on the league to be honest (only knowing the bigger sides) but what I have noticed is our squad especially and many other teams in Denmark have an enormous amount of young talent.
You are not wrong. It is also a "development league", where the best players are always signed by clubs in bigger leagues, such as the Bundesliga or the Premier League. There are also some rebound effect though, with Danish internationals returning to where it all began after having played abroad for years. Thomas Delaney finding his way back to FC København is an example of this.
I was looking at some players who fit the bill. Eg eriksen but I felt it was a little too early for that to be a realistic opportunity yet
@thomashunter2199 wrote:I was looking at some players who fit the bill. Eg eriksen but I felt it was a little too early for that to be a realistic opportunity yet
I could actually see him return to Denmark soon. With everything that happened to him, I could see him return home and priotize family and stuff rather than making some downhill move abroad. However, if or when he returns home, it will 100% be to his boyhood club OB - Odense Boldklub - who are currently in a rare stint in the 2nd tier. They are leading it though and should return to the Superliga for the 2025/26 season. But I can't see him sign for any other Danish club. Well, maybe FC København, who have a bigger international reputation than anyone else. They have previously lured other top players like Brian Laudrup and Jesper Grønkjær, when they returned after a great career abroad.
Rumours are swelling about Eriksen returning at Ajax.
In general, if Dutch teams are in time they tend to seize a lot of Scandinavian players before they can make a jump to the big leagues. In that sense, the Dutch Eredivisie has a unique position as best of the smaller leagues, plus there are a lot of simularities between us and Scandinavian countries: linguistically, culturally and bike-friendliness.
But overall the Dutch league, much like the Danish one, struggle in that we cannot have the good players in their prime: they play at our clubs when they haven't reached full potential yet, or when they're well over their peak - never in between.
@Danimal5981 wrote:Rumours are swelling about Eriksen returning at Ajax.
Yes, that is probably the most likely scenario.
