Preparing for the Journey Ahead: Friendly against AGF Aarhus and Managerial Update

Motherwell prepare for a Denmark training camp and friendly with AGF Aarhus while the club moves closer to appointing its next manager.

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Preparing for the Journey Ahead: Friendly against AGF Aarhus and Managerial Update

Motherwell confirmed the first team will have a training camp in Denmark, with a friendly already confirmed against Danish champions AGF Aarhus.

In the same statement the club also confirmed that Motherwell were in the advanced stages of finding a new manager, though the club also mentioned that they wouldn’t make any further comment regarding this. 

The friendly against AGF Aarhus was likely orchestrated by former Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou, with both sides keen to continue the friendly and ‘Well keen to continue the training camp in Denmark. In previous years, the summer training camp has taken place in Netherlands with friendly matches against FC Twente.

The organisation of such a camp and match, with the club also confirming other behind-closed-door friendlies, shows good continuity and preparedness even without a manager. Nick Daws and Max Rogers will certainly be working hard behind the scenes. 

The Danish Fairytale

AGF Aarhus have had an exceptional season. Led by Jakob Poulsen, The Whites won the Superliga despite widely being tipped for relegation. Widely considered something of a sleeping giant, they hadn’t won anything in over 30 years, and that number rises to 40 when you

Declan Dundas

Editor of The Steelmen Dispatch. Lifelong Motherwell supporter writing about the club he loves. Usually found with a laptop and a coffee, somewhere between Fir Park and a deadline.

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