Veikkausliiga|HJK’s confusing coaching pattern forced Toni Korkeakunnas to rethink things.
Coach Toni Korkeakunnas returned as HJK’s main commander this week. A CEO who quickly became disgusted with the weak profit situation Aki Riihilahti the departure passes were given by the coach Ferran to Sibila and sports director Vesa Mäelle.
Korkeakunnas became the new head coach with a contract valid until the end of the 2025 season. Has held the position of head coach since the beginning of the season Ossi Virta became part of Korkeakunnas’ coaching team.
Virta was technically HJK’s head coach since the spring winter, because Sibila did not have the Uefa Pro license required for the position.
In HJK’s special coaching pattern, “head coach” Virta moved back to the role of assistant. In the Gnistan match, it was noted that Virta was no longer even on the bench like his assistant role last season. He was in the press box as a video coach.
According to the editorial information, this was probably due to the fact that Virta lost the trust of the HJK team during the beginning of the season.
Higher education institution visited the Pallokerho podcast and told his own version about changing the coaching arrangements.
“Ossi understands the situation completely. He is now a completely different Ossi than the one who joined me last season. Now he is a different Ossi in the eyes of the players, because he had to play a completely different role,” Korkeakunnas said.
“He has been really hard mentally himself, because that role has been very different from where he has been before. “
At the same time, the coach emphasizes that it is not a demotion. He reminds that he works in the national football team in a role similar to what Virta provided him in the Gnistan match. Virta is known as a particularly good game analyst.
The decision to move Virta to the stand was a conscious choice by Korkeakunnas. Change isn’t change if things don’t change.
“When a change is made, a change is made. It’s not like the same guys continue with someone else’s teachings. Normally, I have clear responsibilities for the coaches in the team, like last year. Now that the change has been made, it must have been a big change. The one who has been the loudest in the old group has been Sibila and Virta. It’s not a change if the other continues in a fairly large role.”
Higher education institution stresses that Virtra’s role will be different for the time being only for this week. In the week of the coach change, the Club plays two matches. It beat Gnistan 1–0 on Wednesday and will face Ilves in an important match on Saturday.
It wasn’t time to decide the roles for the rest of the season yet.
“He is an absolutely super-super type to analyze the opponent. Now we have lightened his load too and he is in a different role this week. We haven’t agreed anything (on the continuation).”
“I have seen leaders who come (to a new situation) and immediately change everything. It may not be the best option. Something still needs to change and sense what kind of change is needed. There are also good practices that are followed. And some of those that need to be done even completely opposite to how they were done.”
In the podcast, Korkeakunnas also tells about e.g. about his return to HJK, his relationship with Aki Riihilahti and how he himself shaped his thinking as a coach during his long career.
You can listen to the entire episode in the player above or from here.
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