The new head coach of the Huuhkaja also told his new coaching team at the press conference.
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Hobbyist’s head coach Jacob Friis has nominated his team for the March World Cup qualifier against Malta and Lithuania.
As a new name for the Huuhkajas joins a 25-year-old defender Ville Tikkanenrecently moved to HJK. Fredrik Jensen, Leo Väisänen, Noah Pallas and Adam Ståhl return to the strength of the hustlers.
– This was an interesting process. Already after the first press conference, I was very excited, and this did not reduce my enthusiasm as I have been able to follow many good players that I have had the opportunity to choose a good group, Friis described to Sports.
Friis already said at a press conference that the defender would not Arttu Hoskonen Be involved because of injury. It was also the only change that Friis had to make in his original plan.
Friis assured at the event that, for example, drunk driving recently convicted Ilmari Niskanen is on the sidelines for gaming reasons.
– I know what happened and of course it is unfortunate for everyone and also for Niskanen. But it had no effect on my decision. I followed how he played and I was already punished for his mistake. However, he doesn’t have to pay me for his mistakes, Friis comments at the event.
The familiar name included in coaching
Friis also published its coaching team. Included are Danish Lars Stensgaard and even in the previous coaching group Tim Sparv. Sergio Almenara Works as a special situation coach. Finland has never had a designated coach for special situations before.
– He is responsible for special situations. He is also a coach, and special situations are not the only thing, but they are the responsibility of him, Friis tells Sports.
Stensgaard, who is currently head coach for the Under-19 national team in Denmark, has previously coached in Åtvidaberg, Aalborg, Vendssses FF and FC Nordsjaelland. He will take up his position on 1 July.
Stensgaard has previously worked as an assistant coach in Aalborg. Friis described at the news conference that it was important to get a stensgaard because they know each other.
– The assistant coach is involved very soon, but we also respect that he has a job in the Danish Football Association. We are ready to wait for the right people. The situation is the same for the goalkeeper coach, Friis told Sports.
The goalkeeper coach is named later, but in March Ville Wallén.
– We were almost ready to publish a goalkeeper coach, and we are excited to get him soon, Friis comments.
Friis also hopes for an entertaining game
Friis did not yet open up very accurately, which changes in the players. Of course, he has expectations and hopes that the first games could see.
– It’s about being able to be initiated with and without the ball. I hope we take the game in many places, but on the other hand we accept that there are good opponents and must be respected, Friis describes.
However, according to Friis, the hustlers need to control the game as spherical and ball -free.
– I hope that we will produce good performances and it is also entertaining, the head coach describes.
Finland will play in the G-Group in the G-Group with Malta, Lithuania, Poland and Spain and the Netherlands with a loser in the semi-finals of the League in the League of the League.
The winner of each block will reach the World Championships directly, but the block of the block will have to apply for a follow-up qualifier. A total of 16 countries from Europe will be accessible to the World Cup.