Djurgårdens IF failed to win the derby against IF Elfsborg. Following a 1-2 home defeat, Simon Banks states the team must now invest in becoming the best in Stockholm.
"No gold. Not much of a fight either, to be honest," said Banks.
The loss to Elfsborg meant Djurgården missed a chance to close the gap at the top. The team remains in a strong second place in Allsvenskan with 41 points from 21 games. They have won four of their last five matches, but trail league leaders Sirius by ten points.
The next challenge is another Stockholm derby away to Hammarby FF on October 11. Hammarby sit third in the table, making the clash a direct decider in the battle to be the city's top team.
Djurgården have scored 46 goals this season, with Kristian Strømland Lien as the top scorer with 15 goals. The team's standings show, however, that the loss to Elfsborg kept them at arm's length from the summit. It is now the team must step up to achieve the goal of becoming Stockholm's best.
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