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1) Fredrik Jensen’s Huhkajat dilemma
of Augsburg Fredrik Jensen is one of the players whose responsibility in Huuhkaj was small in the EC qualifiers. Injuries have plagued Jensen throughout his career, but in the fall he was left out of the national team team twice even when he was healthy.
In the European Championship qualifiers that are two weeks away, Jensen is healthy and guaranteed to stay with Huuhkaj, as he has established his place in the Bundesliga in Augsburg’s starting line-up. At the weekend, there was a goal and an assist in the 6–0 crushing against Darmstadt.
Jensen was selected over the weekend Kicker magazine’s team of the week In the Bundesliga as part of the Augsburg whirlwind. However, he was already substituted during the break. According to the Augsburg X account the reason was feelings of pain in the Achilles tendon. Augsburg already led 5–0 at the break.
Minutes of Finnish field players, not to mention top successes, have been a rare treat in Europe’s top leagues in recent years. It’s still hard for Jensen to see a place in Huhkaji’s opening game when the stakes are at their highest, even though in the club team he plays the toughest matches among field players.
– He has a strong role in Augsburg, built on his strengths, but nothing similar has been found in the national team. There are players nearby in Huuhkaj who have been successful for years. The grouping has also been such that Jensen’s strengths are not always optimal. He is unlikely to be the opening player in a match where new screens are not terribly capable of being given. Here’s what we’ve seen in the next few years, Urheilu’s expert Antti Pohja says.
Pohja describes the Wales match as “not just an 11-man show”. In a match where extra time will be played, Jensen, who is in a good mood, is the best option from the bench.
– In his own way, he is a physical, powerful player who brings energy and danger to the field. He is not only a runner, but also showed in the national team that he can get into positions and create situations for others. He can bring change to the field and can lift Finland up with his own energy.
For a long time, Jensen was in the opening in November in an insignificant EC qualifying match against Northern Ireland. The performance remained loud, while the attacking players who came in as a substitute after an hour of the game By Robin Lodi and Teemu Pukin led the fireworks of the second period.
Before the national team break, Augsburg still has Bundesliga matches against Heidenheim and Wolfsburg. Augsburg is tenth in the series. Jensen has two goals and five assists in 19 matches.
2) Kaan Kairinen’s elegance
Midfielder for Huhkaji Kairinen too flashed in Sparta Praha’s shirt last week in the quarter-finals of the Czech Cup against local opponents Slavia. He set up Sparta’s 2–2 equalizing goal in an eye-catching way, and was leading his team to a 3–2 victory in overtime.
– A certain elegance has always been associated with Kairinen’s playing. The pass itself was preceded by well-controlled, purposeful touches in the middle of several players in a small space. He always knew what he was doing, which shows that his sense of play and self-confidence are right, says Pohja.
Kairinen is in the middle of real bull weeks, as Sparta and Slavia met again on Sunday in the league match. The goalless draw kept Sparta’s league lead at four points over Slavia. Kairinen played full minutes in both matches.
Kairinen moved to Sparta in January of last year. He immediately took on a big role in the midfield and got to celebrate the Czech championship in the spring. In the first full season, the responsibility has remained great.
– Clearly, he gets to play his own style of game. Kairinen is able to be one step ahead of the opponents by anticipating and cleverly playing out of tight spaces, as was seen against Slavia, says Pohja.
In addition to Kairinen in the midfield of Huahkaji Glen Kamaran the excellent club team spirit knows a good EC further qualification in mind. by Rasmus Schüller leaving out the starting line-up is also difficult. Will the midfielders’ fitness decide the grouping in the Wales game? If the head coach Markku Kanerva wants all three for the opening, compromises may have to be made elsewhere.
– The situation is great. The difficulty of choice is a positive problem. The energy of Kairinen and Kamara is such that it is difficult to ignore them, but even above that, which grouping is the most essential and works best against Wales. No compromises should be made regarding that, says Pohja.
Success breeds success, and Kairise exudes that. Although Sunday’s draw against Slavia was a good result for Sparta in terms of the standings, it did not warm him up.
– I consider this a two-point loss, Kairinen said With a Spartan X account.
Kairinen’s and Sparta’s bull weeks continue to be hot under the EC further qualification. On Thursday, they will face Liverpool in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Europa League in Prague.
3) Emma Koivisto as a fly on the back post
Speaking of Liverpool, there is also a top-notch Finnish player. Emma Koivisto completed two goals from the full-back area into Aston Villa’s net in the English Super League as Liverpool won 4–1 away from home.
– I think this was the first time I scored two goals at the main league level, Koivisto said Liverpool website.
Koivisto, who returned to Liverpool after the international break, scored both of his goals from crosses from the back post.
– I always try to be there, and today I got good passes. I don’t think this was my best performance, but I’m happy with my goals, Koivisto said.
As the Aston Villa game showed, Koivisto will rise to the top in Liverpool. Sports expert Essi Sainion according to him, his role in the national team will only increase as the opponents improve. The Netherlands, Italy and Norway will meet in the European Championship qualification starting in April.
– I believe that now we will see Koivisto at his best in the national team, because he has an incredible running capacity. Helmareit’s game system is asymmetrical, meaning he has a lot of responsibility and a lot of room to rise. He can bring superiority through the wing and when his legs are enough to run downhill, his role in the game will be big, says Sainio.
The quarter-finals of the Cup will be played in England this weekend. Koivisto’s Liverpool match Jutta Rantala’s story of Leicester. Olga Ahtinen and Eveliina Summanen Tottenham, on the other hand, will host Manchester City.
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