Ex-BVB coach Tullberg leads Midtjylland to double top spot | OneFootball

Since September, Mike Tullberg is no longer a Dortmund Borusse, after having been a youth coach at Schwarzgelb for six years. In the meantime, the Dane even served as interim coach for the professionals, but has now returned to Denmark. He couldn't turn down an offer from the top club FC Midtjylland. There, he is currently celebrating great successes – both nationally and internationally.

After fifteen matchdays in the Danish Superliga, the leader is FC Midtjylland. Mike Tullberg's new club has only suffered one defeat, but achieved nine wins and five draws. With 32 points, they currently have a one-point lead over the next two pursuers, Bröndby IF and Aarhus GF. However, this is also the merit of his predecessor Thomas Tomasberg, whom Mike Tullberg replaced on September 2. But on this foundation, which also includes qualification for the main round of the Europa League, the ex-BVB coach is now successfully building.

No other club managed to achieve four wins in the first four matchdays of the Europa League like the Danes. They were victorious against Sturm Graz, Nottingham Forest, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, and most recently against Celtic Glasgow. The reward is the top spot in this Europa League, which consists of 36 participants.

The Sportbild then met with the emotional coach for a conversation, calling him the "Coach King of Europe."

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Tullberg in Talks with El Mala for BVB

There is actually no secret to his success, Mike Tullberg reveals right at the beginning of the interview. He doesn't even schedule secret training sessions at FC Midtjylland. However, he does apply special methods. A major focus is on set pieces, with crosses being measured to the centimeter in daily training. Additionally, players are shown where they stand in international comparison regarding set-piece success as motivation. His undeniable emotionality is also part of what he brings to his new club. He had this even as a young player and believes it is inseparable from football.

He was aware that he would not become the successor of Nuri Sahin at Borussia Dortmund. He was touched when Emre Can gave a speech in the locker room after his last match as interim coach, acknowledging Tullberg's work.

From his time at Borussia Dortmund, he reveals that BVB was indeed interested in Cologne's Saïd El Mala. However, Tullberg's talks with him and his family did not lead to a transfer, partly because El Mala is very down-to-earth.

Instead, BVB now has Mathis Albert, who might be an even greater talent. He was able to draw attention to himself in the U19 – under Mike Tullberg – at just 15 years old. How things will continue for Albert, Tullberg cannot know either. He hopes, however, that he will not come to Denmark – because then Albert would have done something wrong, concludes the ex-BVB coach with a joke.

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