Djurgården striker Victor Edvardsen, just about the team, has had a tough start to the season. It had been zero goals and zero assists for the 27-year-old before Sunday’s match at home against Mjällby.
But in the 92nd minute, he finally had to score a long-awaited Allsvenskan goal.
— Now I have something to build on. Many kilos have come off and now I know that I can still score goals in the Allsvenskan. Now all you have to do is press the gas pedal, says Victor Edvardsen and continues:
— In recent years, I have been a bit spoiled, even though I have been bad in matches, I have still scored goals or assists. That’s where I want to find my way back for my own part.
“Those were hard days”
The match, which Djurgården won 2–0, was important both for the team but also for Edvardsen himself, especially after the derby loss against Hammarby a week earlier.
— After the derby, there were hard days, especially for myself. Certain things you read can trigger you, but this was the first time it hit, he says and elaborates:
— It’s any number of things, that you don’t deserve to wear the shirt, that they’re going to sell me this summer, that I’m a piece of cake. The thing about having to take off the shirt hit. I have shown since I came here that I want to be here and that I want to help Djurgården win football matches.
Visited Degerfors
In addition to working hard in training for the past week, Victor Edvardsen has recharged by going west. On Saturday, he was in place at Stora Valla to see his former team Degerfors defeat Stockholm rival AIK 2-1.
— I got a lot of energy from old friends and supporters who came forward and gave me a lot of love. I knew I was going to start on the side and chose not to sit at home and paint because I know it’s easy to do.
After the match against Mjällby, coach Thomas Lagerlöf was also more than satisfied.
— Players are usually not that happy about being placed on the bench, but sometimes it can be easier to come in from the bench and make an impression. It was much needed for him, I think, and above all for us in the match, he says.