Seger, Schelin and Sundhage took the podium with all its hundreds of caps and goals in the trunk and suddenly I felt it so clearly: It is not the three captains we should worry us for.
On Sunday evening, Swedish time, held the final, official press conference and Sweden lined up with coach Pia Sundhage and her two team captains Caroline Seger and Lotta Schelin. I looked carefully, but did not actually see a glimpse of insecurity in one of the six Swedish eyes that looked out over the press call-up.
They have simply been through too much to be intimidated by a premiere match – no matter how much we journalists trying to incite. A Nigerian reporter stared at the Swedes and wanted to know if they really were ready for the “physical, African football”.
Sundhage promised that this was the case, and called Sweden’s trip to the World Cup for a “wonderful, bumpy road . “
Schelin let as an NHL pros and felt” confident “and” in the moment “and Caroline Seger, Sweden midfield strategist and prods, constantly had a mischievous smile who wanted to break up in the middle of seriousness.
So no, these three there is no danger with, it is my feeling when I sit in the press room at Winnipeg Stadium. These three will march onto the artificial grass with straight backs and gaze fastened on the horizon.
In compiling this next list I Sweden’s most important players, those who can get this issue team to fly back and actually – although I do not agree it is likely – take Sweden to yet another medal. But anyone who wants to fly must first learn to crawl and walk, and there are certainly weaker links in the chain. Players who have not had time to accumulate experiences, good and bad, in the same way as the super trio on the podium.
How does , for example, 22-year-old Elin Rubensson, Gothenburg frejdige winger, his role at right-back against recognized fast, strong Nigeria?
And how safe is really Lina Nilsson, who had to move from right-back to vänsterditon – and that made a real mistake (which involved target) in the last friendly match against Holland?
There you have two questions that will be answered on Monday night. Hopefully these answers as clear and convincing as Lotta Schelin on the question of whether she felt the press:
– No, actually not. I have had pressure on my shoulders for long. This is my third World Cup, I know what awaits me. We are eleven players on the field, and many on the bench and we will do this together.
What are leading this edition of blue and yellow, it is no doubt. The three S’s – Sundhage, Schelin and Seger – is Sweden’s three aces in World Cup game.
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