Tegs SK
Swedish First Division North
April-June 2016
It started well enough with an away win to Vasalund but a nasty stretch after that left us in a precariouss spot early in the year. The boys rebounded and we began to get our stuff together. Our home form has been spectacular but we need we are giving away too many points on the road.
One area of frustration has been at goalkeeper. I've been patiently waiting for
Marcus Gerd to take over the top spot from
Aday Sleyman but it hasn't quite happened yet. Sleyman is still the more talented keeper but his boneheaded plays have cost us more than a few points this year. In that last match vs Syrianska, a ridiculous giveaway by Sleyman in the 89th minute has got me furious at the situation. Gerd may get a little run out as my staff feels better about his future, but GK could be a weak spot for the rest of this season. Maybe when the transfer window opens I'll explore potential loan options.
Turkish youngster
Hurriyet Durkal Atik remains on the transfer list by request but it hasn't affected his play much with very strong performances in the 5 league matches he's appeared in this season. It's only 5 because of a couple nagging injuries and repeated Turkey u-21 callups. He's now appeared 21 times for his countries youth team and it's really become irritating for us.
Pontus Lundstrom is a player I haven't talked about much. He has been with this club since the very beginning, coming through the youth system in 2009. The 24-year old left back is having a fantastic season with 7.16 rating and 2 PoM awards in 12 league matches. We've recently had some managers from larger clubs popping up to look at him. We'll try to hang onto him, but if he wanted to go I don't think I'd get in his way. He's been a very loyal player for me.
Boban Velkovski is who is he is: Not as advertised by my chief scout. It's not his fault I put huge expectations on his shoulders but my scout missed the mark and he simply doesn't have the talent to fill the shoes of my departed star defensive midfielder Yosif Ayuba. He's performing decent enough this year with a 7.06 rating in 10 matches, but I'd really like more from that position in my tactical setup. I believe a lack of strength is really holding him back at this level as he's getting pushed off the ball by stronger players. We'll get him in the weight room and see if we can't get some improvements there, but a longer-term replacement will be needed sometime in the future if this club is going to achieve its goals.
Young phenom
William Edvardsson is already achieving great things for us at 17 years old. He's firmly planted himself in the starting lineup as our attacking central midfielder. He's managed himself 1 goal, 4 assists, 6.94 rating in 10 starts this year. We rebuffed one ridiculous offer for him already, prompting me to slap a $350,000 price tag on his head to scare away the vultures.
Offseason striker pickup
Emil Bellander is fitting into the club quickly. He's notched 4 goals, 1 assist in 8(3) appearances and has forced my veteran
Johan Ornfjall to a squad rotation/bench role
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There was other news as local businessman Daniel Bergman took over the club. No investment was given however and a $400K loan was taken out to pay off our debts.