Charles Sagoe Jr. is continuing to play regular football for Kalmar FF on loan from Arsenal, even if the goals and assists haven’t been flowing as freely.
As he approaches the end of his loan spell with Swedish Allsvenskan side Kalmar FF, Arsenal’s Charles Sagoe Jr. can be pleased with how the year has gone so far.
The winger has made 31 appearances, racking up over 2,500 minutes, scoring four goals and assisting a further eight. That’s more appearances than his previous two loans to Shrewsbury Town and Swansea City combined.
Kalmar are clearly happy with the player’s performances, continuing to pick him every week, even if his goal contributions have dried up a bit recently. He’s started all 28 of their 28 league games.
Sagoe Jr. could certainly argue that he’s been a bit unfortunate not to rack up more assists over the last month.
In his six games between the October and November internationals breaks, he created 13 chances including two ‘big chances’, but not one of them was converted by his teammates.
Then his most recent display in the 1-0 win over Sirius was an incredibly hard-working shift, in which he won 16 of his 18 individual duels to help grind out that clean sheet. He’s putting in the work, regardless of his goal tally.
The win over Sirius was a very important one, taking Kalmar six points clear of the relegation zone with just two games remaining. Kalmar also have a goal difference at least seven goals better than any of the teams below them.
If Kalmar can pick up a point in either of their final two games, or if they can maintain a superior goal difference to those below them, they’ll stay up.
Even if Kalmar do drop down one place, that would only put them in the Allsvenskan relegation play-off. They’d have to drop down two places to face automatic relegation, which would require every single remaining result going against them across all four teams in the relegation race.
With any luck, Kalmar will get the point they need in their next match away to relegation rivals Orgryte, and Sagoe Jr. won’t need to be involved in the play-offs. Assuming that’s the case, his loan will end on November 29th.
The winger then has a contract with Arsenal until next summer, so the club are likely to make a decision on his future in January.
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