On the bench: Om en timme spelar vi träningsmatch mot IFK Norrköping – här är dagens startelva! pic.twitter.com/bDgfDXvEba— Malmö FF (@Malmo_FF) March 15, 2019
On the bench: En timme till avspark. Här är premiärelvan!#MFFBKH pic.twitter.com/6spt0AkFmt— Malmö FF (@Malmo_FF) April 1, 2019
Played 90 today for a 3-1 defeat away at Sundsvall. A draw and a loss must be one of the worst starts to a season by Malmö, if my memory serves me right (it often doesn't, curse old age). He was very active, at least when I was watching, but the guy marking him was doing a good job.
On the bench: En timme kvar till avspark. Så här ställer vi upp!#MFFÖFK pic.twitter.com/WvpXyRtBZP— Malmö FF (@Malmo_FF) April 14, 2019
It's becoming like the Amon situation: getting inexplicably benched after doing well, or at least as well as the competition. Let's hope it's temporary only.
On the bench: En timme till avspark. Här är elvan!#IKSMFF pic.twitter.com/jLJ4ZUdOZr— Malmö FF (@Malmo_FF) April 20, 2019
On the bench: En timme till avspark – så här ställer vi upp i #MFFHIF! pic.twitter.com/TW9DNDkGEe— Malmö FF (@Malmo_FF) April 24, 2019
Talked to a guy on Reddit that follows Malmo a lot, who often has insight on how the team is operating. I asked him why Rosler has not been using Gall all that much this campaign. This is what he had to say. "I just think that at the moment Rosler doesn't really need another offensive midfielder. His main competitor at the position of central attacking force of a inner midfield 3 in an 3 5 2 formation (Traustason) is performing really well at the moment and I think Gall's main problem is that he lacks versatility in regards to which positions he's able to play. He's not really interchangeable with anyone else than Traustason in the current formation, and he's an experience well tested player with an ability to consitently break down a lesser team over 90 minutes. Hopefull Gall will get some more playing time when the qualifiers for the Europa league starts!" I am not a big advocate for forcing your way out for more play time but if this is indeed true, I don't see him being in favor down the line. If we knew that this was going to be his fate, we'd rather him stayed at Sundsvall rather than going to Malmo and not be used.
And to add fuel to the fire. Looks like he got sent down to the reserve squad. Yuck. https://www.mff.se/u21-helsingborgs-if-mff-1-7/ At least he scored...
Last Season: Gall: 13G/6A in 1924' = 1 goal in 148', 1 assist in 321' Traustason: 4G/5A in 1456' = 1 goal in 364', 1 assist in 291'. Yet this season, Traustason is the starter, while Gall only gets 117' total in the first six league games. And he starts the season benched already. And it's not like the Icelander has more upside, he's 26 already. I know goals and assists are not the complete story. But Gall looked _good_, he was part of most attacks, he was always creating trouble and pulling defenders to make a good pass. I don't get the sudden demotion. If I were him, I'd be pissed.
On the bench, DNP, in 2-1 win: En timme till avspark – här är dagens elva! #FFFMFF pic.twitter.com/4yskazDaCR— Malmö FF (@Malmo_FF) May 5, 2019
I understand the club is getting results but it's crazy his minutes are so limited.He has 1.5 seasons of good work in Sweden. If push comes to shove he should be able to get a decent MLS contract.
On the bench, up 1-0 at the half: En timme till avspark på Stadion – här är dagens startelva!#MFFIFE pic.twitter.com/5FnYQedhcA— Malmö FF (@Malmo_FF) May 12, 2019
Romain Gall har tagit fler skott på 20 minuter än vad alla spelare i allsvenskan har gjort under hela serien...— Sebastian Güstafßon (@SebaGuss) May 12, 2019 Wasn't able to catch the match but it seems Romain was pressing to make an impact on the pitch when came on in the 65' Tweet translates to: Romain Gall has taken more shots in 20 minutes than what all players in the Allsvenskan have done throughout the series (season)...
The only reasons I can think for Romain's benching is that he kicked Rösler's dog or was trying to bang his daughter.
Or even worse, maybe he kicked Rosler's daughter and was trying to bang his dog. That'll get you in the coach's doghouse, no pun intended.
On the bench: Så här ställer mesta mästarna upp ikväll!#GBGMFF pic.twitter.com/zI5LYpwXCL— Malmö FF (@Malmo_FF) May 16, 2019
@RomainGall splits the defense. Sheeeeeeeesshhhh @Malmo_FF pic.twitter.com/uIs7FfiS3U— Bobby Rampage (@RampageBobby) May 16, 2019
On the bench: 🔵⚪️ Här är dagens startelva! #MFFKFF pic.twitter.com/G4rfw1JESR— Malmö FF (@Malmo_FF) May 19, 2019
On the bench: 🔵⚪️ En timme till avspark – här är dagens startelva!#MFFAFC pic.twitter.com/Ca8OgvRwA7— Malmö FF (@Malmo_FF) May 25, 2019