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Outside of the wines of the fall winds, the Corana pandemic refuses to let go as the evening darkness subsides. It is with this background that I struggle with the task of answering the question “what happened to the alliance clubs of Gothenburg?” This year’s efforts are the worst overall since the start of the Allsvenskan in 1924/25. It hurts to say and it hurts so much to write. However, it is true.
There is nothing wrong with ambitions. Öis and Gais want to join the league system, IFK wants to belong to the Swedish top. Explanations for why this has not happened can be found in history.
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In Öi’s case, a lot can still be attributed to the bankruptcy that in 2011 forced the club to restart in Division 1 and since then has little recollection of the samba football that Erik Hamrén relied on in the early 2000s. Feel free to call it arrogance, but when revenues are out of proportion to the cost picture, even the proudest goals tend to collapse. So here too. After talking about the Swedish Championship gold for a few years at the turn of the century, the talking points in red and blue circles are now about being one of only 32 clubs that remain in elite football.
Giants in the shadow of their past
During the successful Wanderson era about ten years ago, Gais mortgaged much of his salable soccer team and pinned his hopes on handouts from large individual sponsors and gifts from saved people. Nor did it turn out to be a passable road. This led to borrowed players, shorter contracts, and lower quality.
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These Gothenburg soccer giants are living in the shadow of their past and struggling with the inability to realize well-known keywords like long-term and perseverance.
Sometimes it works reasonably, other times not at all.
The time period off the highest series testifies to the difficulty of the task. Visions, commitment, sports strategies and “good people” are not enough to succeed.
In the case of IFK Gothenburg, the situation is more complex and more difficult to analyze. Out of a thousand truths, I’ve stuck to the following: IFK Gothenburg’s sports miscalculation over the past five seasons is based on a lack of leadership, failed hiring processes, and damaged self-confidence. Because that’s the way it is: DNA can never be replaced. Understand the meaning of an identity, file it, but do not deviate from comparisons with others.
Already a parenthesis in the history of the club
The murky result from 2018 is all about a modified requirements profile, where the obvious of winning the next game has been replaced by the hope of winning then later at another time.
Because indisputably the most important thing in elite football is one thing: winning games.
When IFK Gothenburg in the spring of 2017 decided to reshape their image, with a new young coach who would represent something new, the focus ended on more than just winning football matches. With the results in hand, they were the best words and visions.
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Between 2013 and 2016, IFK Gothenburg belonged to Sweden’s premier soccer team. It floated, but it still wasn’t judged enough. The belief that fundamental changes were required was an error that can already be considered as a parenthesis.
In a local comparison, I think about why Frölunda HC, Göteborg FC and BK Häcken have been successful. Words like continuity, role acceptance, and clear core values reappear here. Clear DNA.
You win nothing
He’s fine with mid-year, failed signings and scorching losses. At the same time, there must be enough courage and self-confidence to avoid them and stick to a line.
In conclusion: people come and go. All with different ability to translate words into actions. Here you could point out individual decisions and personal characteristics. Has no sense. Only respect for core values can move the business forward.
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