Not possible to listen to UK Radio from Sweden apparently. Anyone able to tell how Ekdal has been doing so far?

TPClaret wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 18, 2023 11:02 pm

Did he not get injured playing for Sweden in the international break?

As far as I know it was a very minor injury and that he could've played on but they played it safe. Doesn't seem like something that would keep him out this long. Maybe he got another injury in training or something?

Honest question, and I'm sorry I only talk about Ekdal but, here in Sweden there has been talk about one of the clauses in the deal that if Hjalmar plays 10 games this season, DIF will get a sizeable amount of cash. He has currently played 9 games and as far as I can tell, hasn't made any mistakes b...

Croydon Claret wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 07, 2023 10:00 pm

US guys. You're a Claret now

Haha I will always be cheering for Burnley unless you guys happen to meet us in one of the European competitions in the future

Congrats, Burnley! Very happy for you guys

TheFamilyCat wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 07, 2023 7:58 pm

If he's a close personal friend maybe you could ask him why he's on the bench then let us lot know

haha only saw the lineup right before the game started so I didn't have a chance. I might text him after the game and ask but hopefully he won't be insulted by the question lol

You are not alone in wondering why he is benched. We do have very good options in that position and maybe pace is what Kompany is looking for tonight and Ekdal’s one weakness appears to be his speed. However he has been very good since he arrived and appears to have better positional sense than our...

Sorry, I want to start off by saying that I only recently started following Burnley because of Ekdal moving there since he played for our club (and is a close personal friend of mine), but why is he benched? In the Burnley-matches I've seen he seems to have done really well and I thought he had his ...

He’s slotted in like he’s been here for years. He has developed in an absolutely unbelievable way. We bought him from our rivals in the beginning of january 2021 for <50k pounds. He was the fifth choice for their central defence and basically had no chance of getting any playtime, which is why our ...

So happy Hjalmar is performing for you guys. Couldn't be more proud of him.

First time ever watching Burnley, I think. Tuned in to watch Ekdals debut but was overall very impressed by your team!

Please take good care of our boy - kind regards, Djurgårdens IF

If you're curious about Hjalmar Ekdals childhood and early career, we recommend this short documentary. There are English subtitles available: https://youtu.be/QNuYG9Fu44A