Danny Röhl, the new manager of Sheffield Wednesday, has no immediate plans to move his family to England.
The 34-year-old was introduced to the media as Hillsborough’s replacement for Xisco on Friday. He then spent a significant portion of the afternoon talking with the media about his intentions, his beliefs, and how eager he is to take on his first management position.
Since Röhl is determined to get off to a strong start, he and his small family have made the decision that he will move to Sheffield by himself for the time being in order to concentrate on the task at hand. Hopefully, they won’t be missing many matchdays.
He explained to The Star, “My wife will stay in Germany at first, with my two sons. My oldest son is in school and it’s a bit difficult to pick him out immediately and leave everything… They will try to come to every match here in the UK.
“But we also have a lot of training to do, and a lot of hard work – so that’s why I said that, for this moment, it’s fine for them to stay.”
Though it’s not his first time in England, he has experienced relegation before, having served as Ralph Hasenhüttl’s assistant at Southampton during a difficult season at St. Mary’s before moving on to Bayern Munich.
He said, “This was a little bit like Southampton in that we had two days to prepare after arriving from Germany overnight and watching a match to get the vibe.”
“The first match was not very well because it was Cardiff City away and it was a difficult one. But then we had one week to prepare and it was a booster as we won against Arsenal.
“This is good because with this experience, I know what you can do in one week and it’s a similar situation. Arsenal were unbeaten in 15 matches at this moment and we beat them in Southampton. Then you are immediately convinced and everyone is convinced about this type of football.
“Wins are helpful for development and improvement and it’s the reason why we had to start immediately – to take points.”
Wednesday aren’t Southampton of course, and the Championship isn’t the Premier League, but with a week to work with his new players before they head down to Watford he’ll be eager to try and have an immediate effect.
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