Poros. Per Bohmann scored five points from Elvesburg Hammarby at Tele2 Arena.
1. Healthy dealing with Berisha
Nobody can accuse Marty Cifuentes of throwing the record-signing record to wolves. He has been moving to follow how the Catalans have increasingly tried to protect Foton Berisha from increasingly critical questions.
– Berisha will emerge as the best striker in Scandinavia, exclaimed after the Varberg match.
This week, when the record-breaking possession of the ball didn’t get in the face of Sirius, he once again blasted off to defend.
It means a lot to us and I’m convinced it will be one of the best deals the club has achieved.
But the seventh game in a row without a goal was too much. Berisha was put on the bench against Elvesburg. The coach noted that injury was an important factor, but of course a very poor level plays a role. It would have been foolish to compare Sifuente’s prolific statements to the way he actually acts. On the contrary, I see it as strength. The coach stands behind his player but without any opposite standing in the matter, and did not abide by him at first in vain.
2. Nice first half, Wesburg
There was a lot to like about Elfsborg. The newly formed inner midfield, with two well-balanced announcers, gave Tian Michael Baidu – who is highly confident – free space for the elusive deep runs. At the same time, Emmanuel Boateng and Noah Soderbergh were able to follow Baggins Pojanic and Psara. Sebastian Holmen and Leo Vaisanen looked as strong in central defense as they should be.
Sveinn Gudjohnsen has a high artistic ability but that also means, and is very respectful, shining in his game. The Icelander also came close to making it 1-0 with a header from Jared Borgetti over the crossbar.
The management goal was very fair and Elfsborgian. A quick throw in from Johan Larsson, pre-working Bear Frick from Gudjohnsen and elegant skater Alexander Bernhardsson managed to slip behind the backline and put the ball into the net.
3. More gold chasing team was expected
Hammarby?
Not bad, but also unconvincing in the way you’d expect a somewhat desperate team to be chasing gold. Bagen often had to struggle against a consolidated Elfsborg team, and the few opportunities that came when Mohanad Jeahze distinguished himself with his high-level cross-play.
The back line also appeared unusually turbulent. Jeahze and Edvin Kurtulus weren’t quite comfortable against the Okkels/Bernhardsson while Shaquille Pinas was responsible for one of his worst runs. Fortunately for Hammarby, then, Mads Wenger was once again that humble force that marshaled the mistakes of others.
4. Nelson – One of the few who threw
cramp like. This is how Baggen started after the break. Wrong ways were more than really good plays. The frustration began to appear more and more. The alternate Foton Berisha was the Invisible Man again.
Just when the probably many-headed team started to despair, did the equalizer come. Bojanic eventually found his way with his favorite pass. That Jonas Thern-esque cutter splitting low defense players (in this case Bernhardsson/Larsson) with surgical precision. Ludwigson ran in good timing and assisted Joel Nelson who scored a superb 1-1 goal. The well-equipped Belgian boy thus has scored in four consecutive games.
At a time when a growing number of footballers brag about tired paranoia – “I should think about my career” – it’s worth noting the opposite. Loyal good boys. Like Callie Holmberg on Djurgården, Nelson kept his mouth shut and waited for his time. Once given the chance, he immediately demonstrated the attractive combination of high-speed running and an unadorned goalie nose that was so beneficial to Mjällby.
5. I was the worst when it mattered, Bajin
In general, the second half was better than Hammarby. Elfsborg lost all oxygen in periods, was pressed away on the field, but thanks to the aggressiveness of the away team, they were denied all opportunities for clear transitional play.
Bajen had been in control for a long time, but very little got out of it. His initiative cannot be turned into tangible goal opportunities at all. Berisha once again embodied that sallow presence that Hammarby often had in the offensive penalty area during the fall. The season is not a failure for Baggen, if they occupy the European position, the rating is high, but the sports department must analyze why they could not perform when the fire caught. When the battle for gold entered the decisive stage, Hamrabi provided five assists, two losses and two victories. You were the worst when it mattered most, Bajin. The nascent winning culture that Marti Cifuentes so fervently spoke of is seen mostly in rhetoric.
Instead, it was Noah Soderbergh who scored the late winner for Elfsburg. It’s been a challenging year for Jimmy Thelin and the association, but they can be happy that the healthy team building is paying off. The new and small Elfsborg had to come forward, and over the fall we saw a new tyre, all 25 or younger, taking shape in front of the more experienced backline: Valdimarsson, Söderberg, Boateng, Baidoo, Okkels, Gudjohnsen, Bernhardsson, Aga, Ondrejka, Kasim and Holmen (smallest). If a gap year is used to change generations, it is not lost.