Updated 2015-10-18 14:35.
Published 2015-10-18 11:36
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and John Guidetti.
Insight. Sweden pitted against Denmark in the European Championship playoff. A lot that is difficult, but not impossible, and that leaves room for revenge for the miss in the World Cup qualifiers for South Africa 2010, when Denmark won both meetings.
Sweden pitted against Denmark in the European Championship playoff. A lot that is difficult, but not impossible, and that leaves room for revenge for the miss in the World Cup qualifiers for South Africa 2010, when Denmark won both meetings.
One can never talk dream draw when you reach this level in a kvalspel. But one may consider Denmark as an opponent like Sweden in its best moments can manage, and hence make it through to the European Championship finals in France next year. But it is no easy task. Denmark was the highest ranked team of the oseedade.
Head coach Erik Hamrén believes that Denmark is the most difficult opponent of the four Sweden could have got in the draw. He also notes, the Football Association’s website, there is a disadvantage to have to start at home. It would have been much better to get the boot at Parken in Copenhagen, with a good effort, and then be able to determine home on Friends.
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The fact that Sweden is forced to begin at home, however, also decided by lot. Here seedningen did not play any role.
Denmark is a ball skilled opponent, but has had difficulty getting to the scoring in the qualifying game. The team incised only one goal per game, and Nicklas Bendtner, the former Arsenal striker, was with his two goals the team’s leading scorer.
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And this very fact, that Denmark may have difficulty threatening behind the opponent’s back line is something that Sweden can absorb, because we have fairly slow feet in central defense, read Andreas Granqvist and Mikael Antonsson.
Sweden is most vulnerable when the opponent tries to find in behind the defense with the plug, and in that particular regard, it might have been tougher to get Slovenia, Ireland and Norway, as opponents instead of quickly in depth.
Sweden should watch out, however, Denmark’s strength at set pieces. Tottenham’s midfield star Christian Eriksen has a very sensitive frisparksfot. Daniel Agger and Simon Kjaer is strong in the air.
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The last time Sweden met Denmark, ranked 28th in the world, was in Copenhagen last May. When Denmark won 1-0 after a penalty goal in injury time by captain Daniel Agger.
The result meant that Sweden now has five straight without a goal against Denmark in competition and training context.
When the matches will be played is not yet clear. But to begin at home must be seen as a double disadvantage, as the grass on the Friends must be replaced after monster truck ‘advance 7th November. Earliest 11 November, the new lawn ready for use. The national team will meet in Stockholm already 9 November.
At Sunday’s lottery in Swiss Nyon was first Ukraine, starting with the home game against Slovenia.
In round two mated Sweden together with Denmark. In the third draw, Bosnia and Herzegovina may initiate at home against Ireland. And finally, Norway, which begins at home to Hungary.
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