After Ivan Prtajin’s loss, Naatan Skyttä is even more in focus at FCK. This is an immediate challenge against Darmstadt 98. But he gets help.
For Naatan Skyttä it was “a week like any other”. Neither could do that the defeat against SV Elversberg still Ivan Prtajin’s Achilles tendon rupture change something. “It’s always hard when a player gets injured. Especially when it’s such a serious injury,” said Skyttä in an interview with SWR Sport.
Skyttä carries the FCK on his shoulders
The loss of the eleven-goal man is quite serious. Because now all the burden lies on the shoulders of the 23-year-old, who is playing an outstanding season with nine goals and four assists so far. But Skyttä weighs it down: “No. We are a team and I think everyone is important. We just have to keep going.”
Skyttä knows the feeling, after all, the Finn had to step in for Prtajin before Christmas when the striker missed three games due to a torn muscle.
Mergim Berisha should help Skyttä and the FCK
At least Skyttä has gained a striker in Mergim Berishawhich is intended to relieve him of part of the burden. “He’s a very professional guy. You can see his quality and the quality of his finishes in training,” says Skyttä. “I hope for the best. And we have to help him become part of the team as quickly as possible.”
At best, things with Berisha are like Skyttä. He played with Dunkirk in the French second division until the summer and didn’t need much time to find his way with the Red Devils: “The team also made it easy for me.” Nobody – not even Prtajin – scored as reliably as Scytta. “Whenever I play football, I try to do my best and help the team. Of course, sometimes you need a bit of luck for things to go well.”
FCK awaits the next top game at Darmstadt 98
At the start of the new year, the schedule gave FCK one top game after another. The result: A win at Hannover, an annoying draw at Schalke 04 and an unfortunate defeat against SV Elversberg. Since then, FCK has been in sixth place with 31 points. The next one is on the program on Saturday at Darmstadt 98 (live in the audio stream on Sportschau.de from 8:30 p.m.).
Darmstadt is in the relegation spot with 38 points. If the Red Devils want to get back into the fight for promotion after their mixed start, a win would be almost mandatory. But Skyttä waves it off: “It was a tough start to the year. But even against Darmstadt there are only three points.” He expects an intense duel: “They certainly bring a lot of energy. And we have to oppose that.” It will be a maturity test for the FCK. For Naatan Skyttä a week like any other.
