Swedish 3rd tier resumed on the weekend after a month long mid summer break.
Torslanda won 1-0 away at
Oskarshamn.
Parker-Price, Bright, Wooldridge & Harry Edge all started. Torslanda sit 6th, 10 pts off the promotion spots.
OP-P yet again with the goal. His 6th league goal of the season. It's been said before but he's better than 3rd tier Sweden. Shame he from afar doesn't seem interested in playing at a higher level.
https://www.torslandaik.com/Comment from Head Coach Declan Edge (as team returns from mid season break):
– We have been unlucky with injuries to several important players – Fabian, Felix, Joel, Dominic, Hannes, Harry, Owen and Elliot Blessner – and that has of course affected both our continuity and our way of playing. These are players who mean a lot to the group and whom we have really missed.
At the same time, we have brought in young players who are developing in a league that is tough and demanding. We are also seeing good progress in our own young players – but stepping into Ettan and immediately making an impression is not an easy step. Elliot Blessner had just started to take that step before his nasty blow against Norrby.
Our experienced players have shown great strength and adaptability. We sometimes underestimate the important role they play, but their contribution is crucial – both now and in the future.
My staff has once again been fantastic, especially with the new additions Hunter, Nils and David – who did an incredible job during the chaos of the Norrby match.
Since we joined the club in 2018/2019, we have gone from a tough period to now being stable and able to invest in the long term – both in young players and in our representative teams. This is exactly the direction Swedish clubs need to go in.
It has now been seven years since we came to TIK from New Zealand. It has not always been easy – but we are still here. We are improving, but that work must never stop. It is about CANI – Constant And Never-ending Improvement .
Over the next seven years, the club, and those of us who lead it, need to dare to take new, brave steps. We need to go from where we are – to truly flourishing. That applies to all of us, myself included. What is the next step? We are going. It is a resounding yes.
And finally – without my colleagues Dan (Keat) and Zlatan, none of this would have been the same. Whatever we have achieved, it has been much better with them by my side.
– Whatever will be, will be.
//Declan