#t: göteborg fc

[alexbkrieger13]

Stina 🥺 ❤️ fotbollskanalen(.)se/sverige/blackstenius-hittade-sig-sjalv-efter-tuffa-tiden-i-montpellier-skett-en-otroli/ It was during this period (or possibly the season afterwards) she didn't score for Swewnt for about a year. Then came World Cup 2019 and the match against Canada, where she scored the deciding goal and in the next match she got on the score sheet against Germany in the quarter final.

Blackstenius found herself after the tough times in Montpellier: "There has been an incredible development"

Stina Blackstenius experienced the time in Montpellier as tough. A time where she learned an incredible amount about herself. - Today I sit here and am a completely different person than I was then, says Blackstenius to the Football Channel.  

Stina Blackstenius left the women's league and the safety of Sweden in 2017, to play in French Montpellier. A time that she previously described as very tough - where language barriers put an end to social life and where she was not at peace with everyday life beyond football.  

On Tuesday, Blågult faces France for the first time since the Swedish national team striker left France and returned to Linköping FC.  

- The time there is something I have put behind me. I didn't enjoy it there and it's a time I look back on as tough, but I'm definitely over it now and feel great where I am now. So there aren't any difficult memories that come up, she says to Fotbollskanalen.  

The first professional years affected the 25-year-old purely mentally, the move didn't come at the right time and Blackstenius feels that maybe she wasn't quite ready for that step, then and there.  

- It was a small misstep right from the start. Entering a completely new culture with a new language and everything became a very tough task for me and a very big challenge with loneliness and language clash. I look back on the time as very tough.  

You felt lonely? - It was actually moving away from family and friends and all the things I enjoyed very well in Linköping to coming to France and in the same way not being able to create the social life outside of football which I really felt good about and which I feel is very important for me. In France, there was a lot of focus on just football, after training there was a lot of private time and at my age I felt that it became very lonely. It became difficult not being able to see family and friends at that time.  

The national team striker describes that the time in French Montpellier affected her mentally and that the most important thing was to take a step back - and think about whether it was really worth making big sacrifices and not feeling good about the decision.  

- It was about how much am I willing to sacrifice? It is clear that I play soccer because I really love doing it and find it incredibly fun with challenges and constantly have a drive to become a better soccer player. But right then and there I guess I landed more, why should I sacrifice so much when I don't feel good in this.  

Not only that, Stina Blackstenius compared herself to other players who went abroad but who enjoyed their club existence and who apparently had it better than what she herself had.  

- . Maybe it happened (that she compared herself to others, ed. note) also because I didn't enjoy myself so well and felt good - why can't I handle playing abroad? The thoughts easily became like that and it was probably a little bit because after a while I felt that it was easier to talk about. I don't think I read that much or heard that much about anyone feeling the way I did, at that point so I felt very alone in not being comfortable abroad or in the particular situation I was in.  

Do you then feel that it is more important to talk about it - so that others who end up in a similar situation can recognize themselves? - Absolutely. I'm really not afraid to talk about my experiences and what I felt and thought, and I really just want to convey that it's a completely natural feeling and that it's okay to have such an experience. You don't always have to be so strong in those situations. For me it just didn't fit, then whether it was because I was too young or it didn't turn out right, or was the right time or the right place doesn't really matter. But it's okay, like in my case, to move home to get a new chance to be able to become strong and go abroad again. Today, I absolutely do not regret it and really just want to say that it was my path and there is nothing I regret.  

But now she has found her way back to the person she wants to be - and the personal journey has meant that today she feels very good about herself and feels better.  

- I grew very, very much during that time. When I moved to France, I was probably a more shy and cautious person and probably didn't take very much for granted in social contexts, then it's clear that it was difficult with the language, but being very alone and having to grow on my own hand has given me a lot, she says and continues:  

- Today I sit here and feel that I am a completely different person than I was then. Then it is clear that I can still retain those features, but there has also been an incredible development in the way that I learned to accept more and grew in accepting more. I enjoy it very much and I feel that it results in me actually feeling better. Like now at Arsenal to dare to take it upon myself and get to know everyone in the team and dare to be who I really am.  

What keys did you feel you took with you from that time to be able to continue developing as a person and a footballer? - Above all, the fact that it's okay to take a step back. Maybe I had an image that everything would go perfectly and that this would be great. When I realized that it's not going quite the way I want and there was a small stop in my career or that you felt this will affect my development on the field, and all this. But it really didn't, I got to learn so much. Then it's hard to answer which keys it was, but above all I think it's about the acceptance - it was okay that I felt that way and that I don't have to deny it. It was a tough challenge.  

How is it then to come to the national team and be able to feel safe? - The national team has always been a great security and perhaps especially at that time I longed for the national team gatherings and to meet the team and all the friends you have in the national team. It was really something to look forward to every time. That's still the case and I still feel good today. So there is something special about the national team, even if I don't take my place - or selection for granted in any way - it is a security to come here. You feel very good here with all the players and leaders and our way of playing football, she concludes.  

[that-soccer-guru]

Alright Y'all, I am here with your weekly serotonin

'72: Sonnett tries to do her best impression of the LET ME IN meme to the line ref. I'm sure he's amused

'86: Sonnett tattles to the ref on the frustrated to no end player that shoved her teammate

'90+: Sonnett flies in to clear a cross and gets what I call "a big oof to the face"

'91+: Saucy Sonnett is gonna get a yellow card eventually but she's gonna EARN IT. None of this handsy forward shit. In her best innocent move she raises her hands to say ITS NOT ME REF

'92+: while a player is being checked by the trainers, Sonnett is fitting right in by waving her hands to explain her defensive genius. This really is where she belongs Y'all

Post game: Sonnett's GG moments are amazing (ft. Finger waving AND a whole brotastic hug)

And finally because I can only fight with the Tumblr limit so much, I give you this dumbass goal Göteborg scored. It's just the right vibe of idiot

[chaotic-woso]

Recap of the October 11th Göteborg match with a short little interview with Sonnett at the end.

Here's the most classically Sonny part of it, roughly translated by Google:

How have your first two months in Sweden been?

- Great, the girls have really welcomed me and I have even picked up a little of the Swedish language.

Like what, for example?

- Alone, it's the same as "alone", right?

Yes, do you feel "alone"?

- Haha no. On the contrary. I feel fantastic with the team, my teammates, the city and everything.

[soccergirllover]

What is going on??? Swedish club Kopparberg/goteborg fc who won the league this year just announced that they are cancelling the club, the players didn’t even know until this morning

[that-soccer-guru]

Big ups on thriving in 2020 and a happy birthday to Sonnett!

More birthdays, more better 🥳 Happy Birthday Emily Sonnett (x)

Today we say a very happy birthday to our number 1️⃣2️⃣ Emily Sonnett! 🖤🎈🎉 (x)

[that-soccer-guru]

I call these the three faces of Serotonin Sonnett:

1. Confused Sweden Sonnett

2. Intense Smiling Sonnett

And finally,

3. Georgia Peach 🍑 Sonnett™

Thanks for coming to my TED talk

[that-soccer-guru]

Look at Sonny go ❤️

[that-soccer-guru]

It really be one of those days sometimes, huh?

THE AROD CURSE IS ALIVE AND WELL AND I HATE IT

[that-soccer-guru]

Today's Sonnett in Social Media moment:

Göteborg match pics on the 3-0 win against Piteå IF (x) AND the training and match schedule featuring one game face saucy Sonnett and what I thought was a very small shoe behind her but on second viewing might be a shin guard or something? Who knows (x).

And for the USWNT, their "Working on the weekend 💪🏻" spotlight on the NT players (x)

[that-soccer-guru]

Did Göteborg lose today? Yes

Was my depression cured, my crops watered, and my life just that much better after hearing/seeing Sonnett play? BIG TIME YES

SEROTONIN RESTORED BABEY.

[that-soccer-guru]

I have the slight feeling that Göteborg FC is cursed. Their lack of scoring isn't due to lack of trying, what god (soccer/norse/whatever) did Y'all piss off?

But the important thing, I've seen Sonnett do a trademark thumbs up

AND realized that her full name is on the lineup.

So clearly I'm living.

Today's first half Spot The Sonnett™ is sponsored by the DING sound my brain makes everytime I see her on screen and I cash in a Serotonin molecule.

And finally im happy to report that I am just as gay for Sonnett in the white kit as I am for Sonnett in the black kit.

[that-soccer-guru]

Playing Spot The Sonnett™ in today's game stills

I'm not even a little sorry for the Göteborg spam today. I'VE BEEN WITHOUT SONNETT ON THE FIELD CONTENT FOR A WHILE.

Here's the link to the full post:

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A post shared by Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC (@goteborgfc) on Aug 23, 2020 at 12:21pm PDT

[that-soccer-guru]

Somehow I am the less than surprised to discover that, at 9am EST, these are the things Sonny put up on Göteborg's IG so far

As a coffee lover and someone who's alternative life Motto is "I could eat", I approve wholeheartedly

[that-soccer-guru]

Casual reminder from Göteborg that Sonnett really walks around in Henleys, Nike shorts, and sweaters tied like THAT with soft smiles and thumbs up times. (x)

DONT FORGET THERES A GAME ON SUNDAY AT 9AM ET!!!

[that-soccer-guru]

Let's all say thank you for the continued Sonnett Serotonin to the Damallsvenskan photographers (x)🙏🏻

[that-soccer-guru]

Issa Sjostedt Photos - Kristianstads DFF vs Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC (x)