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Alfie Dorrington has left Aberdeen following his second loan spell from Tottenham and Pfannenstiel hinted more players would move on, while also suggesting their would be recruits in January.<\/p>\n

“We have a very good squad when it comes to individual players but 11, 15 or 20 players who are individually good don’t necessarily make a good team,” he said.<\/p>\n

“We need to have these connection players, who make the current squad better, to add that certain quality to make us into a better team.<\/p>\n

“Will there be big changes coming in the future? 100%. Our squad is too big. The big first move is that we cut our squad. We move a few players out. [We can] add one or two positions with quality with players who have an immediate impact.<\/p>\n

“Maybe six positions we need to be stronger and we need to improve.”<\/p>\n

On the hunt for a new manager, Pfannenstiel says “there is some big names, there is some surprising names, there is some terrible names, there is all nationalities”.<\/p>\n

He indicated the Dons would take their time so as to not “run into the wrong decision” but that the club wanted a “high pressing, hard working, high intensity team”.<\/p>\n

And Pfannenstiel said he has “full belief” in Leven, who won six out of 12 games over his previous two spells as interim manager.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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