With Tzanev now back on the bench in League One (which plays through FIFA windows), and Sims perhaps for now better to concentrate on the new Swedish season, can see Sail keeping his squad place for AWs this month.
As you’d expect, this was much more challenging game for Kees Sims than the last couple. He made a diving save within a few minutes of kickoff. He saw his left post rattled within eleven minutes. GAIS did have some bright moments on attack while it was still 0-0 but then they conceded on 38’ when a close-range finish was swept past Sims and the second half only ramped the pressure up further. Looked like he had some tough ones trying to deal with the aerials, punching a couple away unconvincingly, but it was only in the last ten minutes that the game got away from them. In fact, GAIS had a couple of set pieces which they easily could have scored an equaliser from. Then Sims got beaten by a pair of 1v1s on 83’ and 88’ and that was that.
As you’d expect, this was much more challenging game for Kees Sims than the last couple. He made a diving save within a few minutes of kickoff. He saw his left post rattled within eleven minutes. GAIS did have some bright moments on attack while it was still 0-0 but then they conceded on 38’ when a close-range finish was swept past Sims and the second half only ramped the pressure up further. Looked like he had some tough ones trying to deal with the aerials, punching a couple away unconvincingly, but it was only in the last ten minutes that the game got away from them. In fact, GAIS had a couple of set pieces which they easily could have scored an equaliser from. Then Sims got beaten by a pair of 1v1s on 83’ and 88’ and that was that.
The real season kicks off in a few weeks and when it does Sims will probably settle back onto the bench. These pre-season cup games were a good way to get him some minutes, keep him active, keep the development going, and now Mergin Krasniqi will return at the top of the depth chart. Injuries and suspensions do happen though and KS managed to make eight Allsvenskan appearances during 2024 so we’ll see how he tracks in 2025... might even have graduated into the occasional rotation start without having to wait for Krasniqi to be unavailable, who knows.