Hjulmand has nothing to ‘show’ at Leverkusen regardless of Mainz flop

Hjulmand returns to Germany after a lower than profitable spell in control of Bundesliga membership Mainz in 2014-15, the place he was let go after a run of 1 win in 13 video games.

And his final match as a coach was in control of Denmark at Euro 2024, when his aspect misplaced 2-0 to hosts Germany within the final 16.

At his official unveiling, the 53-year-old Dane instructed reporters: “I do not go into this job, or any job, to show something.

“I do it because I love the game and the passion behind it. I love the Bundesliga.”

The former Denmark coach was named Leverkusen supervisor on Monday, changing the sacked Erik ten Hag, with the ex-Manchester United boss sensationally fired after simply two Bundesliga matches.

Ten Hag took over from Xabi Alonso, who oversaw essentially the most profitable interval within the membership’s historical past with a league and cup double in 2023-24, earlier than shifting to Real Madrid in the summertime.

It has been a turbulent low season and begin to the present marketing campaign in Leverkusen.

Several title-winners, together with Florian Wirtz, Granit Xhaka, Jonathan Tah, Jeremie Frimpong, Victor Boniface, Piero Hincapie and Lukas Hradecky, adopted Alonso out of the door.

Hjulmand acknowledged that taking on the membership in such circumstances was “hectic”, particularly having not had a pre-season to work along with his new gamers.

But Hjulmand mentioned that his expertise teaching a nationwide group he took Denmark to the semi-finals of the Euros in 2021, the place they misplaced narrowly to England, earlier than stepping down in mid-2024 would stand him in good stead.

“With the national team you don’t have many training sessions, you don’t have a pre-season,” he instructed reporters.

“You have to be very precise with your minutes on the pitch we’ll learn from game to game.”

Leverkusen host Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday having taken a single level from their opening two matches.

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