Christian Ilzer was presented at Hoffenheim

Christian Ilzer was at Hoffenheim on Monday presented. His former sports director at Sturm Graz was allowed to speak the introductory words.

Andreas Schicker remembered once again his “most intense week that I have ever experienced during an international break. On Monday we sat down in Hoffenheim and put together a list of possible successors. On Monday evening there was a longer video call with Ilzer. On Tuesday he told us that he could well imagine getting involved.” Everything was signed on Friday.

Ilzer himself also briefly commented on the recent days. “The night after the call I went with you my family I spoke to Jauk on Tuesday. Then everything happened quickly.”

It’s on Sunday arrived in Hoffenheimon Monday afternoon he gets to know the team. “I’ve arrived safely, now it’s time to quickly absorb everything.”

Three things particularly appeal to Ilzer. “Germany is one Top-5-Leaguethat’s what there is for Constellation with Andi Schicker. And the team has potential.”

What Ilzer thinks now

Does he feel guilty about leaving Sturm during the season? “I’m leaving with a clear conscience. We’ve worked on it for more than four years We managed to overthrow League Croesus Salzburg. The double was an energy title. After a difficult August, we got the team back up. Now it’s time to look for new challenges.”

Ilzer continued to sit down Goalsat some point the thought of the German Bundesliga came up. With Alexander Prass He had little contact, “but I will also talk to the other Austrian team players soon.”

What does he say about the turbulence in Hoffenheim? “If you put a good chess player on a chess board when the game is in the middle, he doesn’t need to know what happened before,” says Ilzer, who also wants to implement his game credo in Hoffenheim. “Intensity, activity and despite a clear Structure provides a certain amount of freedom for individuality,” explains Ilzer, who has a certain feeling of familiarity in the form of the assistant trainer Uwe Hölzl and Dominik German brings with you.