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Allsvenskan Starts !

In the opening game of Allsvenskan, Kalmar will be hosting Göteborg..

Before the new season Kalmar bought central defender Paulus Arajuuri ( Helsinki), midfielder Yannick
Bapupa ( Gefle) and Brazillian striker Jael Ferreira. Especialy transfers of Paulus and Yael are very
economical for club's financial status. In preseason friendlies first of all we watched them in Marbella
Cup which played in Spain. Still they've magnificent offensive power but their defense line may cause
too many problems in this season. Undoubtedly with the help of talented strikers Daniel Mendes, Dauda, Ricardo Santos,
Smylie they will find many goals but at the same time they have to solve their defensive problems.
Rydström wont be enough strong singly on defensive side of midfield, anyone have to play alongside
him. Today goalkeeper Azinovic and Bapupa wont play against Göteborg and Daniel Mendes is doubtful.
In first home game of season Kalmar will play just for victory, and they'll be playing with an attacking formation.

As we know well Göteborg lost the title to AIK last year and in transfer period they bought young star
Par Ericson ( GAIS), midfielder Alexander Faltsetas ( Trollhattan ) and experienced important defender
Fredrik Risp after his journey in Turkey. In preseason friendlies I didnt feel satisfied with their play.
Especialy in last game, which they played against AIK, it was a Super Cup game and they actually disappointed me
and lost AIK 1-0. I think they need Fredrik Risp urgently, but he's still injured. Par Ericsson will play an important
role in Göteborg's offensive line. Today they will be without from too many players ( Adam Johansson, Nicklas Carlsson, Robin Söder, Fredrik Risp, Hannes Stiller,
Mikael Dyrestam, Petter Björlund ). But their squad is strong enough. Striker Hysen made his mark with 18 goals last year, and they've other talented attackers
like Selakovic, Olsson and Ericsson.. They can skip Kalmar defenders and it wont be difficult to find a goal in this away. Same as
Kalmar they may have some problems in defence..

In grand opening match, I'll be expecting an open, fast game, both team have talented attackers and I dont think that
they will prefer to play defensively, an early goal will make our bet easier..

Over 2, 5 goals

Record Date : 13/03/2010 03:27