After Rosenborg relinquished its position as Scandinavia’s best club, Swedish and Danish clubs have reigned supreme. For many years, with Ståle Solbakken at the helm, FC Copenhagen has been the best. When the coach of the league champion in Allsvenskan is asked which Scandinavian club he measures himself with and reaches for, an answer comes we like.
Malmö FF is back as league champion in Allsvenskan. With Erling Haaland in the stands on Monday (while Rodri received the Ballon d’Or award), the club won 2-1 against IFK Göteborg. After the smoke has cleared and the party has settled at Malmö, coach Henrik Rydström gets a question that may delight the Bodø/Glimt supporters.
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Danish football has been in the driver’s seat in Scandinavia for a long time and is on the top 19 list of the best leagues in the world. FC Copenhagen and FC Midtjylland have led the way, but now there has been a change of power.
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When asked by the Malmö FF coach about which clubs in Scandinavia he is looking at, the answer is:
„Now I haven’t seen FCK that much, but Bodø/Glimt is a team that has had a consistently high level for a long time. They have both possession of the ball and a strong counter-attack, so those are the ones I think we should aim to be better than, says Henrik Rydström to Bold.
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