The centre back had a rollercoaster season at Aberdeen and has opened up on the Warnock reign, which saw the Dons battling against the drop in the top-flight.
Stefan Gartenmann pretty much witnessed it all at Aberdeen - from the Neil Warnock wobble to Hampden, Europe and the rattling of Rangers.
The Dane said: “I am not going to put in all on Neil Warnock but the way we were playing at the time just didn’t work. With the players we had, it didn’t work. The defender admitted: “January until the end of March wasn’t the greatest period. The teams we were playing and the pitches we were playing on weren't the best. A lot of our games were cancelled because of the storms and there was a lot of uncertainty off the pitch as well.
Leven held clear-the-air talks with his squad. They were in agreement they needed to get the ball down and play more football. “We went out and played freely and although we lost on penalties, I think that game was a wake up call. We knew after that there was so much more in the team and we had a bit more of a game plan after that.
“At the time, it felt we were ready to take off from there but we all know quite the opposite happened. That night it felt like something big was coming. The game away to Frankfurt was another big one. PAOK at home was also an eventful game.
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