Breitenreiter ponders his future and talks with Nagle
Ipswich Town 2 Huddersfield Town 0
ANDRE BREITENREITER has acknowledged he has a decision to make after entering into discussions with Huddersfield Town owner Kevin Nagle about his future after the club’s relegation from the Championship was officially confirmed.
Town lost out 2-0 at Ipswich Town on Saturday, goals from Wes Burns and Omari Hutchinson seeing the Suffolk outfit clinch their promotion to the Premier League at the expense of Leeds United, who are destined for the play-offs.
Breitenreiter has been critical of the attitude of some players for their part in Town’s pitiful demotion to League One and has said that the playing side of the club needs a comprehensive ‘reset' this summer. It remains to be seen if the German, who joined in February on a two-and-ahalf year deal, stays put.
Nagle, speaking after the weekend loss, said that he’d had a ‘great meeting’ with the 50-year-old and that talks will continue this week, hinting that he would like him to stay.
Breitenreiter said: “I don’t want to speak too much about our conversations. You can be sure we have conversations and, again, maybe it’s not the right time to tell these things.
“I’m normally used to (managing) top-flight football and I decided to sign at Huddersfield because of the vision of the club. I’m not normally a coach for a third-league team.
“Yes, I’m maybe responsible for some, but not responsible for many things we spoke about last week and I was also surprised about the things I experienced when I signed.
“But you have to look forward and you have to look for the right things to achieve the goal because the fans, I appreciate them a lot.
“I’ve never seen such a respectful handling with my person. Normally, when you get relegated, you have no friends and I feel they really appreciate my style to speak openly and honestly and maybe also about my success in the past with other teams.
“So normally, I would never go into the third league, but this is also a reason why I am thinking about it.
“For the right reason, I need time, I need some talks, I need information and then I can take a decision.” Ipswich: Hladky (Walton 90), Tuanzebe, Woolfenden, Burgess, Davis, Morsy, Luongo (Taylor 84), Burns (Jackson 74), Chaplin (Sarmiento 74), Giraud-Hutchinson, Hirst (Moore 74). Unused substitutes: Clarke, Edmundson, Travis, Broadhead. Huddersfield: Maxwell, Edwards (Spencer 75), Helik, Pearson, Turton, Rudoni (Matos 30), Kasumu (Iorpenda 62), Wiles, Jackson, Ward (Koroma 62), Healey (Radulovic 62). Unused substitutes: Nicholls, Jones, Bellagambi, Eccleston.
Referee: S Hooper (Wiltshire).