Malmo FF’s Hill: “We are going for gold this year” – Swedish Dagbladet

Malmo FF’s Jo Inge Berget during Thursday’s workout. Photo: Björn Lindgren / TT

For exactly 154 days ago lifted the team captain Andreas Johansson and manager Janne Andersson, Lennart Johansson’s trophy to the sky – IFK Norrkoping got celebrate its first national championship in football in 26 years.

the scenes took place at Malmö FF’s home arena Swedbank Stadium and 13 o’clock today kicks the clubs started the Swedish football league season in 2016 at the same venue. Gold season has Andersson relegated to memories gallery.

– The gold in 2015 is that the gold in 1989 or 1963. Now we have in the present and running, says Norrköping manager.

Norrköping heaviest game loss since the golden years are midfielder Alexander Fransson (Basel). Allsvenskan top scorer Emir Kujović (21 goals) is left and is expected to start at the top along Christoffer Nyman today. Norrkoping appeared recently in the Swedish Cup quarter-final away against MFF (0-1).

– We got a good feeling to Malmö in the Cup and felt that we have a good day so we yards on them. To advance, it’s a hell of a violent challenge to get them into the premiere, said Andersson.

For Malmo FF – champions 2013 and 2014 – was the domestic season last year a disappointing . Scanians went to the Champions League group stage for the second consecutive year, but finished only fifth in the league. This year the club is led by the new coach Allan Kuhn from Denmark.

– Allan wants the ball and control the game a little more, and is an offensive coach. I think it will be fine football from Malmo this year, says the left winger Jo Inge Berget, which is the MFF’s leading scorer in the preseason and the Swedish Cup with six goals.

Only gold is good enough big favorite MFF for years.

– We will set the standard immediately. This year it is we who will win the gold, says Jo Inge Berget.

In Malmö expected acquisitions Anders Christiansen (midfielder) and Vidar Örn Kjartansson (striker) do Allsvenskan debut. Left back Yoshimar Yotún recently came back from international duty with Peru, but is expected to start. Norrkoping missing new signing Eric Smith, drawn with the aftereffects of a viral disease, and Nicklas Bärkroth, whose thigh injury is not completely healed.

Possible starting line-ups:

Malmo FF (4-4-2): Johan Wiland – Anton Tinnerholm, Kári Árnason, Rasmus Bengtsson, Yoshimar Yotún – Vladimir Rodic, Oscar Lewicki, Anders Christiansen, Jo Inge Berget – Markus Rosenberg, Vidar Örn Kjartansson .

IFK Norrkoping (4-4-2): David Mitov Nilsson – Linus Wahlqvist, Andreas Johansson, Jón Guðni Fjóluson, Nikola Tkalčić – Andreas Blomqvist, Tesfaldet Tekie, Daniel Sjölund , Arnor Invi Traustason – Emir Kujović, Christoffer Nyman.