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On Wednesday, Robert Ohlsson got the kick from Skellefteå after making a blunt statement about the team’s own fans.
Now the players are reacting to the coach’s exit from the club.
– There are many who have mixed feelings, says Oskar Nilsson to Norran.
The Stockholmer Robert Ohlsson49, repeated time and time again that he was a big city guy and hinted that he didn’t enjoy life in little Skellefteå very much. That caused the fans to start turning against him. In combination with the fact that things started to go a little worse for the team in terms of sport, Ohlsson lost his own supporters.
The players’ words about Robert Ohlsson
The final straw was when he said in an interview with P4 Västerbotten on Tuesday that he “shits the supporters”. Barely a day later, he no longer had a job. Just an hour after the announcement, the players were on the ice and training.
– It is as it is. A decision that is made above our heads. But he said something clumsy to the media, something he probably regrets afterwards and would like to take back. Even if this comes quite suddenly, nothing will change, minus “Robban” then of course. That’s the kind of thing that can happen in this industry, says Oscar Lindberg to the North.
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He does not believe that the announcement will affect the playing squad very much. Certainly, many liked Robert Ohlsson and suffer with him because he was allowed to go. But the players are so professional and have been around for a long time, so they know what’s going on.
– Well, it feels like our core is so damn close-knit as many have been here for a very long time. The same applies to the coaches who remain, so I don’t think things will change very much, he says.
Mixed feelings in Skellefteå
Another person who spoke to Norran is Oskar Nilsson. He says that the players have hardly had time to notice and that many are now trying to look forward instead of looking back. He does not want the players to dwell on what has been. Skellefteå is now in seventh place in the SHL table and has four straight losses. Some kind of change is required.
– There has actually been no serious buzz about why this actually happened. But many people have mixed feelings. After all, it is a person we have worked with for several years, says Nilsson.
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