Ester Sokler will get a new coach: Aberdeen is considering Željko Sopić, who is currently in serious contention for the Croatian league title with Rijeka
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Aberdeen is currently led by interim coach Peter Leven, but Slovenian forward Ester Sokler and his teammates will sooner or later get a new boss. Scottish media outlets have linked several coaches with the club, once managed by the legendary Alex Ferguson, and one of the candidates to arrive at Pittodrie Stadium is said to be Željko Sopić. He is a professional from neighboring Croatia who has achieved excellent results this season on the bench of Rijeka.
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Željko Sopić – one of his proteges is also Slovenian midfielder Dejan Petrovič – currently leads 1. HNL with Rijeka. Rijeka has a four-point lead over Hajduk and five points ahead of Zagreb’s Dinamo with one game in hand.
The question then arises: would Željko Sopić be willing to leave his good position at Rijeka and take over a team that is currently sitting at a rather modest 9th place in the Scottish Premier League? Would he exchange the battle for the title of Croatian champion for a Scottish relegation battle? It doesn’t sound very likely, does it?
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Author: editorial Football Planet