Malmö-Mia.... Here We Go Again?
Kalle Koskinen Was The Subject Of Interest From Swedish Giants Malmö
18/08/2020
Peimari United manager Kalle Koskinen was, once again, the subject of much interest as Swedish Allsvenskan side Malmö FF offered the thirty-four year old the managerial position vacated by Uwe Rösler, who was sacked by the club last month with the club sitting in fourteenth position after fourteen games played. Malmö had won the Allsvenskan last season with Rösler in charge but have so far disappointed in their domestic campaign. Since Rösler's sacking, the Swedish club known as Di blåe, were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round by Celtic, who progressed after a 2-0 aggregate win.
Malmö's interest in Koskinen came after the German FA had, unsuccessfully, looked to make Koskinen the successor to Joachim Löw as manager of Die Mannschaft. Koskinen's incredible success with Peimari United to date, as well as his upstanding reputation in the world of football, has made him a much-sought after manager in European football. Malmö were hopeful of luring the former Finland and Bayern Munich midfielder to the club with a respectable budget, having already broken their transfer record this year. Polish goalkeeper Bartlomiej Dragowski joined for a club record €2.7M last week, while Swedish striker Alex Timosi Andersson was signed from FC Bayern Munich for a fee of €2.1M earlier this year.
Malmö had been reportedly ready to supply a transfer budget of upwards of €10M to Kalle Koskinen had he taken the job but it has been reported that Kalle Koskinen refuted any approach made by Di blåe. Malmö are understood to have turned their attention away from Koskinen for the time being but are reluctant to hire anybody else until the end of the season. Director of football Daniel Andersson is likely to remain in charge as an interim manager until the end of the season, when the board will then look for a permanent successor to Rösler.
Malmö will be looking to survive the threat of relegation this season, with the aim of consolidating a mid-table place. All eyes will be on the club, and whoever they do hire as manager, next season with the club expected to regain their title. Having won five of the last seven editions of the Allsvenskan, Malmö have fast become the top team in the country during the last decade, and an air of expectation has rested on the club's shoulders every single season.
Uwe Rösler was somewhat bitter of his sacking, complaining that he wasn't given enough time to turn things around. Despite being backed well in the transfer market, Rösler voiced his disappointment that the club did not spend more in the market, despite nobody else in Allsvenskan coming close to their levels of spending. The former Brentford, Wigan and Leeds United manager did not hold back on his criticism of the club for choosing to sack him, and for choosing to make an 'inexperienced fool' (Kalle Koskinen) their first choice to replace him.
Malmö's interest in Koskinen came after the German FA had, unsuccessfully, looked to make Koskinen the successor to Joachim Löw as manager of Die Mannschaft. Koskinen's incredible success with Peimari United to date, as well as his upstanding reputation in the world of football, has made him a much-sought after manager in European football. Malmö were hopeful of luring the former Finland and Bayern Munich midfielder to the club with a respectable budget, having already broken their transfer record this year. Polish goalkeeper Bartlomiej Dragowski joined for a club record €2.7M last week, while Swedish striker Alex Timosi Andersson was signed from FC Bayern Munich for a fee of €2.1M earlier this year.
Malmö had been reportedly ready to supply a transfer budget of upwards of €10M to Kalle Koskinen had he taken the job but it has been reported that Kalle Koskinen refuted any approach made by Di blåe. Malmö are understood to have turned their attention away from Koskinen for the time being but are reluctant to hire anybody else until the end of the season. Director of football Daniel Andersson is likely to remain in charge as an interim manager until the end of the season, when the board will then look for a permanent successor to Rösler.
Malmö will be looking to survive the threat of relegation this season, with the aim of consolidating a mid-table place. All eyes will be on the club, and whoever they do hire as manager, next season with the club expected to regain their title. Having won five of the last seven editions of the Allsvenskan, Malmö have fast become the top team in the country during the last decade, and an air of expectation has rested on the club's shoulders every single season.
Uwe Rösler was somewhat bitter of his sacking, complaining that he wasn't given enough time to turn things around. Despite being backed well in the transfer market, Rösler voiced his disappointment that the club did not spend more in the market, despite nobody else in Allsvenskan coming close to their levels of spending. The former Brentford, Wigan and Leeds United manager did not hold back on his criticism of the club for choosing to sack him, and for choosing to make an 'inexperienced fool' (Kalle Koskinen) their first choice to replace him.
Uwe Rösler:
"I'm very disappointed and very angry with Malmö for not showing faith in me when I felt I deserved it. I won the Allsvenskan last season and I won the Swedish Cup this season but they decided to throw me out when things went bad for a few games. Sure, we were close to the relegation zone, but I deserve some job security after lifting the title last season. I find it quite disgusting that they didn't give me that time.
A major issue I have with them is their lack of backing in the transfer market when I was in charge. Yes, they allowed me to smash the club's transfer record to sign (Alex Timosi) Andersson, but then they go out and sign (Bartlomiej) Dragowski for a new club record after they sacked me. Anybody would do well with a goalkeeper of that quality in their team. I could have turned things around with him in my squad.
They've made an inexperienced fool (Kalle Koskinen) their number one choice. He wins a few lower-league trophies in Finland and suddenly he becomes some sort of hot property? He's done nothing in his career to date and Malmö supposedly offered him an eight-figure transfer budget. I cannot believe it. I'm disgusted, quite frankly, and I cannot believe what has happened at this club. F*ck them and f*ck Sweden. They're just a bunch of ABBA-loving do-nothings."
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ScottT, the players get to come in and take part in the tail end of the current season. It'll be good experience for them to grow into the team in a competitive environment while we already have the league title wrapped up. Same pressure, less consequences.TheLFCFan, Antman may become our superhero, if only by his name alone.
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While I'm flattered by the interest, the constant job offers do become annoying.
