Football-Bundesliga - Bornemann surprised me (Blessin, St. Pauli trainer)
A significant factor in his switch to Bundesliga promotion team FC St. Pauli for trainer Alexander Blessin, according to his own statement, was Sportchef Andreas Bornemann. "On the one hand, the feeling for the club has to fit. My first impulse at St. Pauli: a lively club that really excites me!", said the 51-year-old in an interview with "Kicker". But then it's about the feeling in personal conversations with the Sportchef. "He is the deciding man for the trainer, especially for me. I need the exchange, I love communication", he added further.
"There will also be conversations with stomach aches"
Whenever I have stomach aches when I have to talk to my manager, then it's not good for me. And I can say: Andreas Bornemann grabbed me right away. There will surely be conversations where there are stomach aches, but it's about the fundamental feeling, about being together. Bornemann had brought Blessin on as successor to Aufstiegstrainer Fabian Hürzeler from Belgian Pokal winners Union Saint Gilloise. The 31-year-old Hürzeler had surprisingly left for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion shortly after winning the championship in the 2. Football Bundesliga and the promotion. In the pre-season, he is working with the team to adapt the playing style to the Bundesliga, as under Hürzeler, ball possession football was valued in the 2. Bundesliga.
Blessing likes players who think and question
"It's not a complete style break, because certain elements are already there. But we'll face very strong teams in the Bundesliga, so it's only natural that we'll have less of the ball. So we need to change something, so it doesn't get frustrating.", said the new chief coach of the Hamburger. "It's about us working together on something", he added. "I experience the team as extremely willing to learn, they think a lot and question. The players come to me frequently in training sessions and ask questions. "This thinking helps us enormously to work things out together. At the same time, I'm not stubborn and change things for the sake of changing them." What fits will be kept. "And just as things were worked on here recently, a lot of it has fit."
- Coach Blessin praised the enthusiasm of Sportchef Bornemann, stating, "Andreas grabbed me right away, making difficult conversations bearable."
- In his transition to FC St. Pauli, Blessin highlighted the importance of a good rapport with Bornemann, whom he described as the "deciding man for the trainer."
- Having replaced Fabian Hürzeler as manager, Alexander Blessin acknowledged the influence of Bornemann in bringing him to St. Pauli, a team competing in the Bundesliga and Football-Bundesliga.
- The goal for Blessin and the team at St. Pauli is to maintain some aspects of their playing style, as they adjust to the challenges of the Bundesliga, with stronger opponents expected to possess less of the ball.
- Aiming to create a productive working environment, Blessin commended the willingness of his players to learn and think critically, often seeking him out during training sessions to clarify doubts and work on solutions together.
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