Confirmed: Thomas Thomasberg replaces Alexander Zorniger as head coach of OB

[p]Thomas Thomasberg replaces the dismissed Alexander Zorniger as head coach of OB. The Danish Superliga club confirmed this on its website on Thursday afternoon.[/p][p]The contract is for three years, and Thomasberg will seek to cultivate the values ​​OB already stands for.[/p][p][b]"A change of head coach here does not mean a significant shift in playing style, although Thomas is now in charge of the tactics regarding how that style is expressed."[/b][/p][p][b]"It remains high-energy football—pressing whenever possible, immediate counter-pressing, and a physical intensity that must be recognizable,"[/b] says Sporting Director Troels Bech.[/p][embed guid="3efb4194-5508-4976-b5ee-787afa96f39a" url="https://x.com/SldkSpottet/status/2082742176727830661" social-type="twitter" /][p]The 51-year-old Thomasberg most recently served as head coach of the Polish club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pogon-szczecin/Um9YwPQ0/"]Pogoń Szczecin[/a] for nine months before being dismissed in June following a disappointing ninth-place league finish.[/p][p]He will lead OB's training session for the first time on Friday and make his debut as head coach in Monday's home match against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sonderjyske/42ectuVa/"]SonderjyskE.[/a][/p][p][b]"I look forward to starting at what is, to me, a truly major Danish club with proud traditions. It is, of course, a new experience. I still know the league very well; I just need to get to know the players and the staff, and they need to get to know me, too."[/b][/p][p]"I am a competitive person. The opportunity to win is what drives me. That is why I have come here," Thomasberg tells OB's website.[/p][p]The North Jutland native began last season as head coach of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/midtjylland/8GZDmdbB/"]FC Midtjylland[/a]. He was dismissed in August to make way for Mike Tullberg, as the club's management felt the underlying data were not trending in a sufficiently positive direction.[/p]