Assistant manager Erik Larsen believes that Michael Laudrup will get to the top of the ladder as a manager<\/p>\n
“I began to get to know Michael when he took the Brondby job,” explained Larsen via the Swans official website. “We used to play together for a Lyngby old boys side.<\/span><\/p>\n “He eventually asked me to join him there and we’ve stuck together ever since. It’s hard to say no to Michael! He’s a great personality to work with and I’ve learnt a lot from him over the years.<\/span><\/p>\n “I firmly believe he has the same potential as a manager as he did as a player. It takes longer to become a top coach than a top player because there are so many more lessons to learn and aspects of the job to experience. But he’ll get there.<\/span><\/p>\n “My job is to help assist Michael and the club the best I can. He firmly believes in teamwork, while also giving space for the individual to flourish within that collective. He trusts you, and as long as you do your job well he’s happy.<\/span><\/p>\n “It’s important to have a good squad of players, but it’s also vital to have good technical staff and high-quality training sessions if you want to get the best out of those players.<\/span><\/p>\n “My role will be the same as it has been at other clubs,” added Larsen, who left a chief scouting role with Danish side Odense Boldklub to join Swansea.<\/span><\/p>\n “I am out on the training ground every day and I try to contribute where I’m most needed. I don’t get hung up on titles.”<\/span><\/p>\n Born south of Copenhagan and a former player with Danish side Lyngby, Larsen has spent the last 14 years travelling the world studying the game, scouting for players and building a substantial network of international contacts.<\/span><\/p>\n “During those times when Michael has been in-between jobs, I’ve packed my bags and travelled for long periods watching football, maintaining and building networks. And it’s a lot easier getting good access when you can use Michael’s name,” he joked.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Assistant manager Erik Larsen believes that Michael Laudrup will get to the top of the ladder as a manager “I began to get to know Michael when he took the Brondby job,” explained Larsen via the Swans official website. “We used to play together for a Lyngby old boys side. “He eventually asked me to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":453,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/453"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18862\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}