Expectations are high and the pressure is intense.
Against Sirius, John Gedetti received shit from his supporters – already before the match.
– His colleague Mikael Lustig says that the bigger the club, and the more supporters who love the club, there is also a greater chance that some “fools” will appear.
John Gidity He was upset after 1-1 against Sirius. She shouted angrily in the players corridor before storming into the locker room. Mostly because AIK again failed to win. But there was also something else that disappointed him.
The striker was mocked and criticized by a small group of AIK fans already before the match, in the warm-up period, which Gediti found very difficult to understand. After that, Sportbladet tried to talk to the 30-year-old, who didn’t want to answer any questions.
You don’t get anything for free in this club.
Athletic director Henrik Jurelius says AIK has talked about the incident.
– We ate it. That’s right, you don’t get anything for free in this club. John wants to make a big impression at AIK and is willing to work hard for it. He feels he can do it, but he wants to show that with a better performance in the future and we talked about that.
Mikael Lustig is a good friend of Gedity and has noticed the situation.
– Of course it was boring. We are all in the same boat, players and supporters. Everyone wants things to go well for AIK. It is also the case that the larger the club, and the more supporters who love the club, there is also a greater chance of some “fools” appearing as well.
– And if one or two people now shout at a single player during the warm-up, he will hear it more often.
At the same time, he assures that the team mainly feels strong support from the collective fans.
Just because some are doggy, you can’t drag everyone on the same comb. I will never do that. We have a lot of positives with our supporters who do such good things for us. It wasn’t as if several thousand stood and shouted at him, here one or two opened their mouths. And you don’t know what they had in their coffee cups before the match either…
Lustig: “They want it to get worse for Gediti”
However, Lustig feels the pressure on Gediti is hard. National team players with similar credentials have not come under the same pressure, and the reason is believed to be due to Gediti’s personality.
– There are many who got this kind of job and returned home in Allsvenskan. But there is just something about John’s personality. He loves to joke around and drive with slip rings. I think he is a nice person…
– But anyone else who doesn’t cheer for AIK wants things to go badly for him. It’s for better or for worse. I told him that. When you do something well, you make more headlines than when Sebastian Anderson did something similar in Cologne, and vice versa. It goes both ways.
“He has unbelievable pressure on him”
Guedetti scored twice in Allsvenskan in five starts and two substitutions. Many of the performances were good – the striker was impressive – but he also struggled with constant injuries and an unfamiliarity with the rhythm of the match.
– The pressure he is subjected to is unbelievable. He handles it well. But it also shows how much people care about him. And how much people are interested in AIK as a club. I hope it doesn’t overburden him, says Lustig.
Henrik Jurelius had a conversation with Guidetti about pressure, expectations, and pressure on him.
– It’s something we tried to prepare for him before he came here. But it’s not easy to imagine it before you actually stand there and try it. Jon has done well but expects more from himself and from AIK, and so do we. I think everyone expects more from everyone. But we try to balance that. He understands the pressure on him and feels there’s more gear he has to offer.
Guedetti did not take part in the AIK open training on Wednesday, and thus Sportbladet did not have the opportunity to meet him. On Sunday, AIK will host Helsingborg at Friends Arena.