I remember well a match on Bergsjövägen Vallen with IFK Gothenburg U19 teams. Could have been the end of the 2011 season ... Blåvitt received Djurgården IF for a Final Round match in the U-19 Championship. Out on the plane scooped three blue and white guys in full swing. Plenty of audience, a lot of talk and a lot of laughs. Above all, the snowstorm with full control, located to the left. Constantly a threat to the opponents right back. Löpandes in depth (as always) partner Andreas Pettersson and diagonally behind him Joel Allansson. In the end, there is a lack of Djurgården already vociferous coach. "Stop that bastard ever since. For the ... "Mmm," that bastard "in question. A young and witty Sam Larsson. Who else! Still remember the feeling - to see something emerging big in a very beautiful sweater. The rest is well known that blue history.
Coach of IFK Gothenburg U19 team in the game above. Positioned alongside the pitch, drill spirit and cheering his guys, as with so many young teams before - Eijlert Bjorkman. One of those for a long time been very close to Sam Larsson. As a coach - encouraged, enjoyed, supported and believed ... always. Now that expatriate sojourn to Holland and Heerenveen is a fact, the time and all the memories to surface.
Exclusive to Gold Alex blog: A very personal rendition of a significant period of time for Sam Larsson - right through the era of pride and admiration.
First of all - I'm very happy for Sam's sake. He deserves this the last year. Dutch league suits him very well but is no stopping. Sam is a good guy. A bit grumpy at times, but it is a good omen of an elite athlete. With improved physique and stamina, he should be the current national team in the long run.
I remember when Sam came and trained with us test at age 15. It was a shy guy at the side of the pitch, but on the field he showed already demonstrated fine technique with the ball close to their feet. He then played hockey and was still with the Gothenburg Distriktslag in floorball. But football, he was about to put as number one. We wanted to see Sam in our U-squad and there he came at the same time as he searched fotbollsgymnasiet. Sam played mostly as a "tenner" of that time. We had good and quick wingers and a forward who went in depth. Then Sam's grim features. Andreas Petersson, Joel Allansson and Sam spun up most defenses and we showered goal. Unfortunately, in a way. We did not use Joel when we went to SM-off semi-final against Kalmar the last year, as he sat on the bench with the first team. We lost on penalties in a match which also Bragi Bergson was missing due to international duty. We had the year is clearly a team that deserved to go to the finals and fight for winning the gold medal.
Sam was working late on to:
1) Develop a defense game (immediate withdrawal) as he is a player who will have the ball a lot.
2) Self-threatening termination for cause problems for opponents, but also attracting attention, creating space for others.
This, I think he clearly demonstrated that he embraced. Next step I think is to build a greater physical capacity to maintain a high pace in longer sessions.
Sam is not only a great player but also a good and caring guy force his surroundings. He cares about others. Socially, he has an awesome support and cohesion within his family.
I'm sure Sam will one day return to the IFK Göteborg, but now waiting for some other possibilities.
Wish him good luck.
Eijlert Bjorkman
Lovende woorden van Sam's oud-trainer. Vrij vertaald uit het Zweeds met Google translate
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