Aalesunds Football Club has had a difficult start to the series with zero points and zero goals. On the website of Aalesunds Fotballklubb, it is confirmed that Nilsen has finished with the club. – Nilsen has been informed by the chairman of the board. Lars Arne is a ring fox who has been in the game for a long time and it certainly didn’t come as a surprise to him, says media manager Terje Erstad. It is the weak start to the season that means that the board of the club will replace the coach. In recent days there has been speculation about Nilsen’s departure. Sunnmørsposten reported on Monday that the coach was going to be fired. This was later denied by the club, who said they still had confidence in him. Lars Arne Nilsen has been coach for the club since August 2020. Before that he was coach for Brann. Terje Erstad is media manager at Aalesund’s Football Club. He says that work is now being done to get a new coach in place. Photo: Øyvind Sandnes / news Chaotic days On Wednesday, Aalesund lost 3–0 in the match against Molde and after the match Nilsen commented on the rumors of his departure. He said that the last few days had been demanding and the debt at Sunnmørsposten. – It’s incomprehensible to me, I don’t know where they got it from. And then there will be chaos. So then there are two days when you have to try to stay focused. It has been an incredibly demanding entrance to the match, said Nilsen to news. It was the Molde loss that was decisive for the board’s decision, says Erstad. But was it realistic that Aalesund would win against big brother Molde? – It is realistic in the Eliteserien that you can win a match. Everyone can beat everyone, says Erstad. Finding a new coach The club wrote that they are grateful for the efforts of Lars Arne Nilsen. – He has created a foundation that we are convinced will yield good results going forward. There is a lot of untapped potential in the player group, and we feel confident that we will lift ourselves from the difficult start to the season, the press release states. The club is now working to find a solution for a new coach. Today, it is assistant coach Marius Bøe who leads the training. – We will work on solutions, but I don’t want to say any names yet. There are details that need to be put in place, says Terje Erstad. No easy job. news’s football expert Carl Erik Torp describes the kicking as expected, because it has been a sportingly poor result. He explains that the challenges at the club with injuries, illness and many replacements in the player group have not made Nilsen’s job easy. – One must not forget a very good season for Aalesunds last year, and a promotion two years ago, it has been a very positive period under Lars Arne Nilsen, says Torp. He does not think it will be an easy job for the new coach. – I don’t see it as a quick fix. It must be worked well, in order to be able to put in place a more powerful team. I think that is the most important thing for Aalesunds now. news has not been able to get in touch with Nilsen.
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Lars Arne Nilsen is finished as a coach in AaFK – news Møre og Romsdal – Local news, TV and radio
