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Fans waited for Aksum, but police led them away

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Mjällby lost 4-1 to Göteborg and has won only one of its last 12 matches, leaving it 12th in the Swedish league, one point above the relegation playoff place.
  • About 20 supporters waited near the dressing room, demanding to speak with coach Karl Marius Aksum and calling for his resignation, but police and security guards removed them.
  • Aksum said he wants to continue in the job, while TV4 expert Alexander Axén called the situation an unprecedented collapse.

About 20 Mjällby supporters waited outside the dressing-room area after Monday’s 4-1 defeat to Göteborg. They wanted to confront Norwegian coach Karl Marius Aksum and shouted for him to resign, Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported. The conversation never happened. Police and security guards led the supporters away, according to news agency TT.

“It is not a good idea to talk to them now. There is too much emotion,” Aksum said, according to Aftonbladet. The confrontation followed another damaging result for a club that has won just one of its last 12 matches.

It is not a good idea to talk to them now. There is too much emotion.

· Karl Marius AksumHe explained why he did not speak with supporters waiting near the dressing room after the defeat.

Mjällby’s fall has been sharp. The small club sensationally became Swedish champions last year, when Aksum worked as assistant coach and Anders Torstensson served as head coach. After Torstensson became the club’s technical director, Aksum took over the top job ahead of this season.

I could probably have done a thousand things differently. The important thing is that we continue with what has made us successful for 2.5 years.

· Karl Marius AksumHe said he wanted to continue as Mjällby’s coach despite the club’s poor run.

The team now sits 12th, only one point above the relegation playoff place. Aksum said he wants to remain in charge, acknowledging that he could have done “a thousand things differently” but arguing that the club must continue with what brought success over the past two and a half years.

TV4 expert Alexander Axén offered a far harsher assessment, calling the situation “an unprecedented collapse,” according to Expressen. Last year, during Mjällby’s happier period, VG described Aksum as a “miracle doctor.”

an unprecedented collapse

· Alexander AxénThe TV4 expert’s description of Mjällby’s crisis, as reported by Expressen.
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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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