Gaute Helstrup is your new head coach
It is done. Gaute Helstrup is the new Malmö FF manager, confirmed by the club on Wednesday (1) (2). He arrives from Bodø/Glimt and takes over a side sitting 9th in the table with 13 points from 10 games. Sporting director Philip Berglund put it plainly: "The recruitment process has been intense but thorough. We met a number of candidates and are incredibly happy we landed on Gaute Helstrup" (1).
Helstrup built his reputation on high-tempo, front-foot football in Norway. Your team needs that right now.
First test: Degerfors away on Saturday
No waiting around. Helstrup's first match is Saturday away to Degerfors (3). The new coach barely has time to unpack before the Allsvenskan fixture. Malmö FF are winless in two, and the table does not look like what you are used to. A debut win would settle nerves fast.
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Jansson: he ticks a lot of boxes
Pontus Jansson backed the appointment immediately. "He ticks a lot of boxes," the captain said (4). That matters. A sceptical dressing room would make Helstrup's job twice as hard. Jansson's public support clears the runway.
Rösler: this could be very, very good
Colin Rösler, who knows Norwegian football, was equally bullish. "It could be very, very good," he said of the Helstrup appointment (5). Two senior voices. One clear message. The dressing room is not just accepting the new manager, it is welcoming him.
Adjei deal on the verge of collapse
Raphael Adjei's move to Malmö FF is close to falling apart (7). The young midfielder from Golden Boys FC had been tracked by your club, but sources now suggest the deal is unraveling. No reason given. Helstrup may want his own targets anyway, and that process starts now.
