"We needed the time to talk about the different phases of our game," said Hjulmand. "How we defend, how we handle the ball and what our attacking play should look like. "We certainly won't always be able to play what I like to call 'champagne football' for 90 minutes. Because it will certainly be a combative game. "But we will step on the gas and are ready to take a step forward in terms of our quality."
""We are still in all three competitions and have a good chance of achieving our targets. That's the positive thing," said the Danish coach. "But, of course, we are critical because we are ambitious. We are in a phase where we are learning to stand together as a team. "We are very focused on playing our best game. The criticism is completely okay. We are probably our own biggest critics."
Bayer Leverkusen face St. Pauli at the BayArena with a chance to move into the Bundesliga top four. Leverkusen beat St. Pauli 3-0 in the DFB-Pokal last week but followed with a 1-1 league draw at Borussia Mönchengladbach. The team has 36 points from 20 games, nine fewer than at the same stage last season, and only two recent seasons produced more points at this stage. A full week of training focused on defensive phases, ball handling and attacking patterns. The squad expects a combative match, will push to improve quality, remains in all three competitions and accepts criticism as part of ambition.
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