Pre-season 2015
Training after the winter break began on January 12 and after two weeks in Copenhagen – and a friendly against Brønshøj – the team flew to the Algarve in Portugal for a 10-day training camp.
The trip also included three games in the Atlantic Cup 2015 against Dynamo Moscow (1-2), FK Baumit Jablonec (0-2) and FK Mladá Boleslav (4-2). The team returned to Copenhagen on February 8 and played their final friendly against Gothenburg (1-1).?
Players in/out
During the winter break three new players have arrived:
- Ludwig Augustinsson, defender from IFK Gothenburg
- Kevin Foley, defender from Wolverhampton
- Björn Sigurdarson, striker on loan from Wolverhampton
A number of players have also left the club:
- Claudemir sold to Club Brugge
- Franco Mussis sold to San Lorenzo
- Alexander Kacaniklic returned to Fulham after end of loan
- Jakob Busk on loan to Sandefjord
- Mads Aaquist, contract terminated
- Pierre Bengtsson to Mainz 05 after end of contract
Daniel Amartey
Daniel Amartey could not take part in the winter preparations with his teammates, as he was selected to Ghana’s national team for Africa Cup of Nations. He had never been capped before the tournament but made his debut in the first game of the group stages and made a very good impression. He also started the next two games before he was sidelined with a minor injury. However, he was still part of the squad that qualified for the final and only lost to Cote d’Ivoir after a dramatic penalty shoot-out. Daniel is now back in Copenhagen and ready to compete for a place in the starting line-up.
Injuries
Steve De Ridder missed a couple of friendly matches due to a minor leg injury, but he’s also back in business, and two of our talented young players, Christoffer Remmer and Mikkel Wohlgemuth, are also fit after injuries.
The only long-term injured players right now are Kris Stadsgaard and Bashkim Kadrii.
Match facts from the friendlies
24 January: FCK-Brønshøj 3-2 (Nicolai Jørgensen 2, Rúrik Gíslason)
Stephan Andersen (46.: Kim Christensen) – Kevin Foley (75.: Lasse Lindbjerg), Pelle Nilsson, Mathias Zanka Jørgensen (46.: Mikael Antonsson), Ludwig Augustinsson (46.: Tom Høgli) – Rúrik Gíslason (46.: Thomas Delaney), Youssef Toutouh, Christian Poulsen, Nicolai Jørgensen (46.: Andreas Cornelius), Steve de Ridder (68.: Brandur Olsen), Björn Sigurdarson (61.: Yones Felfel)
30 January: Dynamo Moscow-FCK 2-1 (Thomas Delaney)
Stephan Andersen - Tom Høgli, Mathias Zanka Jørgensen, Mikael Antonsson, Ludwig Augustinsson - Rúrik Gíslason (69.: Kevin Foley (76.: Brandur Olsen)), Youssef Toutouh, Thomas Delaney (69.: Christian Poulsen), Nicolai Jørgensen (86.: Yones Felfel) - Björn Sigurdarson, Andreas Cornelius (69.: Danny Amankwaa)
4 February: FK Baumit Jablonec-FCK 2-0
Johan Wiland (46.: Kim Christensen) – Kevin Foley, Pelle Nilsson (6.: Mikael Antonsson (84.: Lasse Lindbjerg)), Mathias Zanka Jørgensen, Ludwig Augustinsson (46.: Tom Høgli) – Danny Amankwaa, Christian Poulsen, Youssef Toutouh (46.: Thomas Delaney), Nicolai Jørgensen (64.: Brandur Olsen) – Björn Sigurdarson (64.: Yones Felfel), Andreas Cornelius (46.: Rúrik Gíslason)
7 February: FK Mladá Boleslav-FCK 2-4 (Ludwig Augustinsson, Youssef Toutouh, Danny Amankwaa and Andreas Cornelius)
Stephan Andersen – Tom Høgli, Pelle Nilsson, Mathias Zanka Jørgensen (46.: Mikael Antonsson), Ludwig Augustinsson (46.: Kevin Foley) – Rúrik Gíslason (86.: Jonatan Frimann), Youssef Toutouh (78.: Brandur Olsen), Thomas Delaney, Danny Amankwaa (46.: Steve De Ridder) – Nicolai Jørgensen (38.: Christian Poulsen), Andreas Cornelius
14 February: FCK-IFK Gothenburg 1-1 (Steve De Ridder)
Stephan Andersen – Tom Høgli, Mathias Zanka Jørgensen, Mikael Antonsson, Ludwig Augustinsson (74.: Kevin Foley) – Rúrik Gíslason (74.: Steve De Ridder), Youssef Toutouh, Thomas Delaney (74.: Christian Poulsen), Danny Amankwaa (60.: Andreas Cornelius) – Nicolai Jørgensen, Björn Sigurdarson (74.: Pelle Nilsson)
