AIK win the goal fest after blowing a three-goal lead
AIK went three up on Södertälje and nearly threw it away. They leave with the three points anyway (1). Södertälje coach Andreas Johansson did not hide it: "Jag tycker vi spelar som ett pojklag i 40 minuter", which means we played like a boys' team for 40 minutes (1).
That is the story of AIK's season in one line. Good enough to build a lead, shaky enough to make you nervous.
Quaison wanted to come home, AIK never followed through
Robin Quaison says the return to AIK died on the vine. Repeated contact, nothing finished (2) (5). "Jag vet att kontakten fanns men att det rann ut i sanden. Varför vet jag inte", he said in John Guidetti's podcast "Alla andra kan gå hem", which means he knew the contact was there but it fizzled out and he does not know why (2).
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He texted the then club CEO. He was ready. After leaving Saudi side Al-Ettifaq in 2024, he wanted home. He chose Rinkeby United instead (5) (7). "AIK ville inte ha med mig att göra", he said, meaning AIK did not want anything to do with him (6). "Man blir lite bitter och irriterad", he added, which means you get a little bitter and irritated (2).
Quaison, 32, left AIK for Palermo in the summer of 2014 (7).
Where you stand
Eighth of 16, 33 points from 22 games, minus three on goal difference. The last five: 3–2 win over Hammarby IF, 0–0 at Malmö FF, 1–4 loss at home to Västerås SK, 1–1 at home to Mjällby AIF, 1–2 loss at Halmstads BK.
