Swedish club Djurgardens believe that record signing Abdul Abdulmalik will play a bigger role for them next season.
Abdulmalik as a record signing for Djurgardens from England in the summer.
Head coach Jani Honkavaara has given his view on the transfer and Abdulmalik’s situation.
“We have saved Abdul a little. An absolutely brilliant one-on-one player who still has a little work to do with his fitness, and in the overall game with how we react in defense and positional play. We are working with him on this, he told Fotbollskanalen:
“He’s a really interesting player. I don’t know how many one-on-one challenges he has, and he always comes out of them with something.
“Let’s see what we can achieve this season with him, but next season will be his.”
Abdulmalik himself has spoken about his current situation.
“I feel like I did okay, I tried to make things happen. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn’t. But as soon as I get more match rhythm, I feel like I’ll be able to show what I can do,” he said.
How have you felt during the games that you didn’t get the chance to play?
“It’s obviously a bit frustrating. But I just have to accept the coach’s decision about whether he puts me in or not. It’s his decision and I got to play today (read: last Sunday). Hopefully we can win the next game,” he answered.
