Young comets can’t fit into Huhkaji – Here’s the reason

Markku Kanerva still believes in Finland’s European Championship place. JUSSI ESKOLA

The head coach of Huahkaji Markku Kanerva has invited 26 players for the EC qualifying double match against Slovenia and Kazakhstan.

Kanerva’s list of names does not contain any real news bombs.

– Unfortunately, there have been injuries here, the head coach would refer specifically by Oliver Antman for an injury that required surgical treatment.

Also Ilmari Niskanen and the Venezia wallet Jesse Joronen have to miss out due to injuries.

– We still have a team capable of striking. I have strong confidence that we will go to the Games. And so do the players.

In the previous round, Denmark claimed a sparkling away victory at the Olympic Stadium. At the same time, Finland fell to the third place in its group, just one point away from the top two formed by the Jutes and Slovenia.

– The situation is extremely exciting. Of course, we would have liked to have been able to hold the spike. But the situation is what it is.

You can get to the German EC tournament if you reach the top two in your qualifying group. Of course, Huuhkaji might still be able to become a reserve cartridge for the further qualification in the spring of 2024 through the success of the Nations League.

– Everything is open, and the EC place is in your own hands. My guess is that we won’t see the final solutions until November.

Schedule favors

The match calendar now favors Finland. The team meets next Monday and can practice in peace before Saturday 14.10. waiting for the Slovenia match.

After that, there is a short flight back to Helsinki on Tuesday 17.10. For the Kazakhstan home game.

– This is luxury. Last season we had only three practices. Now we have several days to prepare.

At least those arriving from America by Robert Taylor, Teemu Pukin, Jere Uronen and Leo Väisänen recovery is much better now.

– If we don’t reach our level in Slovenia and we are in the heat there, then we have to be satisfied with the point. Kazakhstan must win without a doubt if we want to get to the Games, Kanerva stated as the minimum goal.

In order to keep the EC passport in their own hands even after this qualifying window, Slovenia would also have to fall. Huhkajat will have nearly a thousand foreign supporters from Finland come to Ljubljana to support them.

– I hope we don’t need the help of others to be in the games.

On the positive side, there is Glen Kamaran present tense The midfield dynamo, who has been in the Rangers doghouse for a long time, has been getting plenty of playing time at his new club in Leeds.

– Responsibility has come, and that is important. He played in September with very little game experience – quite modeled in comparison.

The British manager squatting on the camera Michael Baele got a shoe from the helm of the Scottish giant at the beginning of the week. Kamara has no longer looked in the direction of Ibrox.

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Instead, the Augsburg tip by Fredrik Jensen the name is not found in the list.

– The responsibility has remained very little. It is difficult to get a clear picture of the current condition in those minutes, Kanerva reasoned.

“Nice bets”

Naturally, the head coach also has a close conversation with the Little Huhkaji pilot Mika Lehkosuo with. This time they have concluded that Lucas Bergström, Casper Terhon and Topi Keskinen the place is still under 21 years old.

– You have to think about what is important for the players’ development. How much responsibility would they have in Huuhkaj versus the fact that they play in Little Huuhkaj.

Finland has only four matches left in the European Championship qualifiers. Kanerva doesn’t want to use the first one of them for an experiment.

– Surely all players under 21 have the desire to make it to the national team. The stakes are pretty good in these games too. Yes, those screens from previous national matches weighed heavily in the horizontal cup.

The A national team is constantly changing. Young people are driven in at the same time as the parents are already putting on their football boots.

For example, a 35-year-old ends his career this season Paulus Arajuuriwho was the Huhkaji’s spiritual leader for years.

– I got to know him above all as a sympathetic, considerate, warm and extremely social person. It was also reflected in his playing, Kanerva said.

– When he pulled on his jersey and went on the field, he was a fighter. Paulus has had a wonderful career.