The Fate of Goitom

Every time a national coach takes out a squad, be it for a friendly or a qualifier of some kind, there are fans all over the spectrum demanding that one of their favorite players be selected.� Sometimes it?s someone who always does well at the club level, while other times it?s someone who has had an amazing run of form. Usually these types of players are strikers or attacking midfielders. There are names that come up on the eve of every international and tournament. I sometimes wonder if the coaches don?t get sick and tired of hearing these names after a while? For team Sweden, this recurring fan-loved outsider is none other than Henok Goitom.

What do we know about this young man? To be fair to him, he has been decent enough in his own right. At the moment he plays for Almeria in Primera Division, but for most of this season he has been riding the bench. Riding the bench as a rule means you don?t get selected for the national team (unless you are German and your last name is Klose-but he is a phenomenon). Two seasons ago Goitom scored ten goals for Valladolid (not bad actually), and if he?d kept that up he probably would have gotten a call up. Except he didn?t, then he had a run of injuries and bad form which unfortunately has been his usual story.

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