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The victory against IFK Gothenburg was AIK’s fourth in a row and team captain Henok Goitom, who played his 200th competitive match in the AIK jersey, led the way by scoring 2-0.
Goitom is used to having the fans with him, but this season he has received harsh criticism at times.
– It has been a tight match schedule since June and we have injured players in my position, which means that either I think a bit about myself or I have the responsibility to take on the club brand that I have on my shirt. But it might not look so good, Goitom says.
Following the win against IFK Gothenburg, coach Bartosz Grzelak gave a short defense speech for Goitom and said that Goitom played even though he was not always fit and healthy.
– Everyone knows that Bartosz’s priority is always the group. When he says certain names, it doesn’t mean he thinks one player is more important than others, Goitom says in an attempt to tone down the coach’s praise.
Goitom believes that he has received good support from Grzelak.
– It has helped me think about difficult times. When you get a new coach, you can get good results right away, we didn’t get them. His leadership has made us believe in the process, even though it was difficult at first.
Don’t feel hurt of the criticisms that were made.
– Loved ones are the most important in life. If you want to be close to me, no problem. If you don’t want to, it’s you who made that decision, not me. I am 36 years old, this outside does not matter much.
The magnificent goal against IFK Gothenburg was Goitom’s sixth at this year’s Allsvenskan.
– I’m not a robot, I’m a human. It is clear that a goal like this gives an extra boost. But even if he pushes the ball or scores that goal, it has the same value. We want to keep winning games and we probably won’t relax until mid-December, when is the last game?
If 30 points is enough to stay, Goitom has no idea.
– When I played in Spain, you know it’s 41-42 points. I’ve never been in that seat at AIK so I don’t know how many points you need to stay. But that’s not our way of thinking, even if we finished early, we want to climb further up the table.
Five games in a row Lossless reinforces self-confidence.
– Now it feels a bit like a piano playing on its own, both on offense and on defense. But we believe that we have not yet reached our peak, although we have these results, now we want to train even more in our way of playing. As soon as we drop a small percentage, we sink back into shit.
That the triple against IFK Gothenburg was important can be heard on Goitom.
– You come home and the wife is happy, it’s good for the future.
