Ekdal misses several games – three interrupted Djurgården training

The first meeting with Ilves from Finland ended 1-1 and on Thursday the return will be played at Tele2 Arena where the winner will advance to the fourth and final round of the Europa Conference League.

Just two days before the important game, three players left Djurgården training. First, Marcus Danielson stopped him, then Adam Ståhl, and finally Rasmus Schüller.

Now the coach of the team Thomas Lagerlöf talks about the status of the three.

– It was due to a larger shipment, that these three have a few small blemishes. It must not be too much. Now there will be many days in a row and then we have to get a bit of a hit, the players are at slightly different levels, says Lagerlöf to Fotbollskanalen.

Is there any risk for Thursday’s game?

– Perhaps that case is Adam. He hurt his leg in the away game against Ilves and had to change. Along with it, it is a time factor.

The one who definitely misses Thursday’s game is Albin Ekdal. The midfielder was missing from training on Tuesday and was not present against IFK Göteborg and in the first meeting with Ilves. Now Thomas Lagerlöf tells us that Ekdal will be out for at least a month.

– He may be gone for a while. He was beaten against Elfsborg and had to retire. He got stuck and pulled here somewhere (points at the groin). He was in a lot of pain for the first few days. Now the pain is gone and he can do a lot more, but it may be a while before he can play football again.

What does it mean a little away?

– I won’t think too much, but it might be difficult to catch a game before the international break (Sweden play on September 5 and 8). That’s the feeling right now.

Good news for Djurgården is that Tokmac Nguen is back in full training. The star suffered a tear in the back of his thigh against Kalmar FF almost a month ago. Now a comeback could come back on Thursday against Ilves.

– There is hope that he will join on Thursday. Let’s see now how the tests went today and how he dealt with them. But he has not been sent out yet, so far there is hope that he can join, says Lagerlöf, who sees it as good news.

– Yes of course. He is now trained in several practices.

Nguyen was happy after practice and hopes to play Thursday.

– He felt good today. I am hopeful for Thursday. We have been working hard so that I can join as soon as possible. The goal has always been that I should be able to take part in this game, that’s the one we were aiming for, he says.