New coach Jürgen Säumel starts the season with SK Sturm
New coach Jürgen Säumel starts the season with SK Sturm
Jürgen Saumel headed his first training session as the new coach of the SK Sturm in Messendorf on Monday. Immediately after the official performance, he asked himself the questions of the media and received a selfie from two curious fans in an unconventional way, who asked him about his new position. He rely directly on continuity, which is particularly important after the team has experienced more turbulent times due to the departure of Christian Ilzer and several team members.
The Saumel approach aims to continue the already established training methods. So there was a lot of familiar things from the "training catalog" that Ilzer left. "We have a consistent system, we won't change that," assured Saumel and emphasized that he still wants to bring in his own ideas. The first impressions were consistently positive: "The team moves with them, so much you saw," said Saumel. Captain Stefan Hierländer also found that Saumel, as a former player of the club, is an advantage because he knows the actors well.
The roles in the new team of coaches
An important aspect of Saumel's training was the distribution of roles within the coaching team. He often took the role of the observer, while his assistants Michael Madl, Sargon Duran and Michele Stock took the instructions. Madl will act as a motivating coach, while Duran is responsible for analytical tasks. "Nobody can replace the honeydach," concluded Saumel when he spoke about the loss of Uwe Hölzl, who had previously played a key role.
The energy on the square, which was noticeable due to the intensive exercises, was particularly striking. Players like Manprit Sarkaria also got the chance to prove themselves, which shows that the performance principle applies to everyone. "Everyone has a chance, but the others also played well recently," noted Madl. The pressure is great, but the team sees the changes as a challenge to continue to be successful in the current season.
Eventually, the presidency and the positive feedback from the cabin raised after Ahmad Kamara was surprised by the mood in the team. "This is a good sign," he remarked, which illustrates the overview of the upcoming tasks. For the new trainer, the challenge will also be listening to the game days as liding and willing to make decisions.
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