A week after Liam Rosenior’s departure from Hull City at the end of the Championship season, Acun Ilicali is very close to appointing Tim Walter as his next manager.
German coach Walter has worked at the academies of Bayer Munich, Holstein Kiel, Stuttgart, and most recently, Hamburg in Germany’s 2. Bundesliga, which is the country’s version of the Championship.
Liam Rosenior’s dismissal was mostly due to Ilicali’s desire to see a more appealing, upbeat style of football at the MKM Stadium, where the team has made a concerted effort to win back supporters.
The 48-year-old German is well-known for his pressing style, or “gegenpressing” as it is called in Germany, and his desire to play football aggressively. He considers the number of shots on goal and times his team hits the back of the net to be a reliable indicator of how well his team is performing.
on an earlier interview, Walter expressed his wish to see the game take place on the last third of the field. His remarks explain why Ilicali has made him a top target. Last season, he led his Hamburg team to third place in the table. His team scored 70 goals in 34 games, more than any other team in the league.
“I try to concentrate on attacking,” he stated in an 11Freunde interview. “Scoring opportunities and goals. We can tell if we played a good game by looking at how many opportunities we have. And how frequently we play from our own half in a controlled manner?
“I desire to be the one controlling the game. When the ball is in my court, I am in charge. It’s crucial that my guys be able to play and, in the event that they lose the ball, strike immediately. I make quick passes to reduce risk.
“I have little control if I play a long ball that gets struck forward instead of serving to shift. I might catch the ball, or it might not. There is a 50% chance. However, I retain possession of the ball 80–90% of the time when I play a short pass. I set out to move the ball from the back to the front and into the goal because of this.
Walter gives a direct answer in an era when discussions center around formations: “The fuss with the different systems, the constant change, that’s not for me.” It is constantly facing the opposition and in defense mode.”
To put it briefly, Walter is an aggressive manager. One who is eager to send the ball forward more quickly but who places a lot of emphasis on building from the back, employing his goalkeeper as a sweeper-like player.
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