Vernamo.
Five points per Bohman from Finnvedsvallen.
1. Below average without Besara and Bojanic
Losing the final cup doesn’t just leave psychological wounds. Hammarby also needs to recover physically after 120 minutes on Thursday against Malmö FF. Marti Cefuentes put his player and midfielders on the bench. It was the first time this year that he had neither Bojanić nor Pisara in the starting line-up, and I was excited about how Baggin would handle it.
We got the answer very quickly. Hammarby quickly turned into a humble team without opening the door to wisdom.
2. It takes place in Småland – Varnamo approx As good as Kalmar
The big clubs will be humbled by going to Småland this season. This applies to both the eastern and western fringes of the country. Farnamo away is Tamjvan approx Tough as a KFF visit to Henrik Rydström. Only the major teams can accept the harsh reality. Against such skillful and tactically driven clubs as Kalmar and Varnamo, it is more about respecting and adapting to the opponent rather than controlling them. Coach Kim Hellberg should be given warm praise as being in charge of the project.
I coldly expected Värnamo to be this year’s top newcomer, but I was still positively surprised by the Allsvenskan’s relaxed introduction to Smålanders. Diligent, methodical, strong-willed, disrespectful. The home team was clearly the better team before the break and definitely had the best players on the pitch.
3. Megashi – a strong player in the Allsvenskan!
Admittedly, Abdus Salam is a Nigerian, but he looks like a mix of strong Classical Allsvenskan brass. He has a very low center of gravity for Alvaro Santos and Wilton Figuedo’s charismatic blend of drive and innovation. In general, he will be a fairly strong player in the Allsvenskan.
Not only did he control and attack, he was also crucial in sabotaging the Hammarby match. The Nigerian stood up to Lorette Sadiko and persecuted him as an extraordinarily resolute stalker. An effective way to prevent blood flow between members of the Bajen team and an important part of the successful Värnamo press game forever.
Oscar Johansson and Marcus Antonson garnered the most praise during the beginning of the series, but for the first half I only had eyes on my magical magshi. Immediately after the break, the two attacking companions rose to the level of their teammate. Magashi returned the ball to Johansson, who freed the Varnamo striker with a frothy pass from Jonas Ternsek. Antonson’s goal was devastating for HBK last year, but against Bagen he placed one of two free positions (six goals in total) and looks like he will be back in good shape.
4. Varnamo was superior at times
did not last.
Hammarby’s aggressively sidelined midfield with Sadko, Dennis Colander and Gibbie Andersen was more than legally meager. Directly in terms of playing, William Kendall and other soft guitars in the home team are inferior. Varnamo has gone from being better – in fact – superior.
Marty Cefuentes couldn’t accept that in the long run. After an hour of playing, he threw a cluster bomb of creativity on the field. Of course, Bojanic, Sara and Khalili turned the image of the match in favor of the away team. Hammarby grabbed the ball, pressed Varnamo against his team’s penalty area and started pumping for the equaliser. 1-1 wasn’t unreasonable, but it wasn’t fair at the same time. Slow, wet and tired Hammarby didn’t win any points from this match.
5. Bagen sensitive – refuses to answer questions
After the bitter Cod Cup final, Jesper Jansson expressed his dissatisfaction. The sporting director is furious that Swedish football has not adopted VAR technology (“joke”) and has spoken out critically against member democracy, not least by members of Hammarby who made a tentative decision against VAR.
– The thing is that sometimes you just have to make a decision. How do you look in the rest of the football world? How is the democratic process, who are those who cry? Jansson told Stockholm Football there are 120 annual meetings at each club.
The statement was not well received, and at the start of the match against Varnamo the visiting team raised a banner addressed to their sporting director:
“There are 120 people who don’t want a place – Jesper Jansson respects the association if you stay“
During the break against Värnamo, I tried to interview him about the banner, but the sports director refused to answer questions.
Talk to our journalist about getting a comment. I don’t want to say anything about her.
I cheated, of course, but Jansson gently but very firmly refused. The press department in turn referred to Chairman Richard von Yxkull who had already commented on the matter at Sportbladet. The topic is, of course, delicate, but the whole handling of the situation does not breathe in harmony.
As if two heavy sporting losses weren’t enough, there was also a divisive debate between associations and democracy. Over the past four days, Hammarby has sunk into what was about to become an incomparable spring.
