Frank Arnesen is now the technical director of Anderlecht, and previously the belgian team had players like Morten Olsen, Per Frimann, Kenneth Brylle, and Henrik Andersen continuously around the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium. Anderlecht, however, has never had a Danish head coach.
What could the club have had in January, where Kasper Hjulmand was close to signing an agreement. FCN-coach traveled to Belgium in the hope to return home to Denmark with a signed contract in the suitcase, but it came to pass, as you know, not.
Fred Rutten ended up with to get manager position, but Hjulmands name is still burning in Anderlecht, and it has been speculated that the dutchman more or less just keeps the seat warm for Hjulmand, so he can take over for the summer.
the Belgian Het Nieuwsblad brings Wednesday a great interview with Kasper Hjulmand, and he does not do much to tone down the flirting.
– Since I was very close to come to Anderlecht, I try to follow every one of the club’s matches. If my calendar does not allow it, I see the highlights via Wyscout. But I also follow other belgian team – especially Ghent, where my compatriot Jess Thorup is making a good piece of work, ” says Hjulmand to the belgian newspaper and tells of how close he was to being Anderlecht-coach in January:
– 5. January I was in Brussels to talk with Michael Versucheren and Frank Arnesen. I reached an agreement with Anderlecht, but what’s it worth, when the clubs can not agree? Anderlecht contacted FC Nordsjælland on Saturday to purchase my freedom, but The board could not meet until Sunday afternoon.
– Then had Anderlecht already hired Fred Rutten. I was very disappointed, I was really keen to be the coach of Anderlecht.
Fred Ruttens seems to be dead man walking when his deal with Anderlecht may be terminated for the summer. Martin Meissner/AP Images
Kasper Hjulmand will not speculate on whether he will instead become Anderlecht-coach this summer when he is leaving FC Nordsjælland.
– I really hope not, that Fred Rutten will fail in Anderlecht. I am collegial and hope he gets a big season. Where my future lies is still unclear, he says.
FCN-the coach does not hide that the type of football he is practicing in Farum with his nubile FC Nordsjælland-crew will be taken to Belgium and Anderlecht, if it is there, the future is.
– in the Club (Anderlecht, red.) have the right identity – to play nice and polished football. I see of and to hold who do not know, whether they should defend or attack, but it is not in Anderlecht. With me as a coach it is also very simple – a coach must bring it, the fans want to see. To the fans, who buher, when the ball just played around, I say.
I recently asked up with only a defender in a match against Hobro. The idea I got from Pep Guardiola, because a coach should never be afraid to experiment.
– We must dare to break through the classic tænkningsmønstre – you can only win a battle if you have the rugged defensemen. Some experts have declared me insane, and then they say; “Hjulmand pretends to work out FC Barcelona”. But I don’t mind.
Anderlecht are after 27 games of a disappointing sixth place in the belgian league. Fred Rutten has only managed to win two matches at the head of the club.
FC Nordsjælland – 26. feb. 2019 – at. 13:08 FC Nordsjælland have found Hjulmands replacement