The Veikkausliiga will start next Saturday.
The Veikkausliiga will start in a rather snowy landscape next weekend.
– Korona has finally given way, and the intention is to get the audience back, the chairman of the league Kaarlo Kankkunen lined up for the season opener.
Of course, there may be disagreement about the epidemic. But even if the infection figures do not follow, the domestic serial football will have to struggle for people’s interest in the blood.
– We want to offer high-stakes matches. The outlook is bright, Kankkunen continued.
There is, of course, a margin for marketing. Domestic football is a valid product that could be presented more widely.
– Good football is played there. We also have Veikkausliiga players here, Coach Coach Markku Kanerva assured in the middle of the national team camp.
– It says something about the level. And they have performed really well here.
For this season, however, the league’s athletic hits threaten to remain quite thin. HJK is suspected of escaping his own roads even before Midsummer. The reigning champion has been further strengthened Joona Toivion, Jukka Raitalan and Pyry Soirin such as national team men.
– HJK is definitely the biggest favorite when looking at the material, Rive confirmed.
In practice Toni Koskelan nothing but gold is valid for the group you are coaching, and in addition you should again pin it to the group stage of at least one eurocup.
– We have been favorites before, and we did well, Koskela acknowledged the pressure.
But are there only crumbs left for others?
– It is really important that we believe together in what we do. That is the beauty of football. While HJK is the biggest we all the others are chasing, anything is possible. Through faith, we will have the opportunity to compete with HJK, the head coach of KuPS Simo Valakari started.
– After that, small margins decide. It is important to give yourself a chance to fight for the championship to the end.
New stadiums
Käpylän Pallo has grown into one of the brightest stars in Finnish football. As a coach, the former national team dynamo has already won the league (SJK, 2015) and the Finnish Cup (KuPS, 2021).
Last fall, the grip on the championship came off only in the final round.
In the summer of 2022, Valakari KuPS will leave as the only realistic challenger for HJK. However, he denies that he could make up for the champion’s lead with his tactical snout.
– Toni Koskela is the best coach in the league. He won the championship last year. The result always says that things have been done right, Valakari said.
The Veikkausliiga is played in a series system where, after a double series, the upper half continues the medal hunt in the championship series and the lower half tries to avoid relegation in the qualifying series.
The two previous experiments have suffered from the limitations of the Corona period. It should now be toasted in full from start to finish.
– Veikkausliiga is a series with a better reputation, but we need to get better stadiums. When you look at a game from a better static, the human brain also makes the game better.
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Valakari’s cry has already been answered. In addition to Kuopio, a radical improvement in the conditions of half a dozen league places is promised, either in the form of a completely new or renovated home field.
In addition, the level of the game is rising all the time.
– The higher the quality of work we do from an early age, the better players there will be in the Veikkausliiga. And yes, people see it.
Rive fans
Valakari was part of the Owners’ coaching team Hans Backen season. After that, Kanerva took the helm, and the course of the representative team turned up sharply.
Rive was recently awarded a two-year extension. Valakari assures that at least he is in no hurry for Kanerva’s ball.
– I personally hope that Rive will continue at the helm of the Owners for as long as possible. Absolutely fantastic dune. I was so happy that it was Kanerva who took us to the races.
KuPS coach Luckboy plays for the national team and he certainly does not want to repeat the duo’s Tromsö experiences anymore. There, fans interpreted the father favoring his son at the expense of the team’s success.
That is why Simo Valakari is passionately following the matches of the Owners from a safe distance.
– Now the new qualifiers are starting and it will be a great story. Let us enjoy the journey of Finland fans Rive.
KuPS, meanwhile, will start their league season with a home game against Inter on Saturday.
– Everyone is talking about the importance of the opening match. Sure, we want to start with a win, but on the other hand, we have to remember that we started last season with a loss against Inter. And despite that, we had a good season.
The champion will be known no later than 15.10.
– It is important to go on the field, show our skills and enjoy that moment, Valakari decided.