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The new head coach Jacob Friis announced its first choices on Wednesday. The Huuhkajat will start the World Cup qualifiers next week for 2026 away matches against Lithuania and Malta.
Friis from Denmark also published her coaching team. The coaching team of the hustle and bustle will come as new names Lars Stensgaard and Sergio Almenara. From previous names in the team to continue Tim Sparv.
Sports Football Specialist Markus Halsti sees Sparv’s role as significant.
– Tim Sparv plays an important role when the team has two Danes. Tim also has know -how and understanding of Danish football. He is now a bridge between Finland and Denmark, Halsti estimates.
Formerly known as Aalborg from Frise, Stensgaard is currently working as the head coach of Denmark under the age of 19, so he will not start at Huuhkaji until 1 July.
Also, the new goalkeeper coach was not yet announced. HJK Ville Wallén There is a goalkeeper coach in March, as the new coach’s contract is not so -called.
Is this a bad thing that the coaching team is not completely complete yet?
– At least not the optimal thing. If you think about the new head coach coming to the hustle and bustle, anyone would like the coaching team to be ready, Halsti sees.
– However, I liked that Friis didn’t explain anything. There was nothing that there was little time and so on. He said that this is and trying to make the identity clear to the players before the national matches, Halsti describes.
The Huuhkaji has never had a separately designated coach for special situations, but now Spanish Almenara, who works as a player monitoring manager for FC Inter in Turku, is responsible for it.
– This is today’s football. There are many special situation coaches at club team level and national teams. I feel this very welcome. When thinking about the special balances of the Huuhkaja, it was not a dazzling good. Now is a clear person to it. He also knows Finnish football, Halsti says.
Chamber from an interesting situation to the hustle and bustle
One of Finland’s most talked -about players has been early in the year Gle’s chamber. The chamber, one of the hullsmiths, moved to Saudi Arabia early in the year. Saudi Arabia has been criticized for their human rights violations.
After the transfer, Friis recently made a policy for Sports at the end of January to look at their features and coping on the field for each player.
– No matter where they play. If they are good enough, they will have the opportunity to enter the national team, Friis said.
Even the start of the chamber has been interesting in the Saudi Football League. He played a full minute in three al-Habab matches, but then only came to the field in two games at the end of the match.
Nor did the chamber play in the last al-Habab match. Friis said at a press conference that the chamber has suffered from a minor injury, but is now ready to play again.
When Sports asked Fries about the role of Kamara in the Huuhkajat after the press conference, the Danish described that the chamber now, like everyone else, described all the positive things about themselves and follow their prescribed roles.
Halsti points out that for many years, Huuhkaji has been thinking about how to get the most out of the chamber. He has been seen in many different roles.
“Whether or not a match is approached at a time or looking for a stable centerline, Halsti is now a key issue.
There has also been a lot of talk about the potential future rejuvenation surgery and how many of the Under-21 teams who have reached the European Championship place next summer would be raised according to the hustlers.
However, for example, young hopes of debut debut last year will not be seen in the team, for example Topi from Keskusta and Leo Walta.
At the Football Association’s press conference, it was stated that Friis first selects the Huhkajat and then Mika Lehkososuo Little rush. For their age of players now seen in the Huuhkaji Matti Peltola Could have also been in the little hustle and bustle, but he played in the Huuhkaji already in the early part of the qualifying project before the race.
– I feel that there was no need for these qualifying players to take the little hustle and bustle players. Still, I feel that in the future, after the summer European Championships, these players must start raising to the Huuhkajen, Halsti says.
Finland will start the World Cup qualifiers next week with a away match against Malta and the following Monday with a away match against Lithuania. According to Halst, Friis has so far given a positive first impression.
– I like a lot, but no games have been played yet. Zero minutes behind. Games matter. However, I personally liked how he has spoken to the media. It is the fact that there is no excuse, Halsti underlines.
Listen to the latest 11 Friends podcast below or in Arena. Topics include Jakob Friis’s first Huuhkajat choices and Lukas Hradecky’s hearing.