Sheffield. You are crazy about this Swedish team.
Only after 50 minutes of convulsions, the blue-fleshed body was supplied with enough oxygen to survive.
That will be enough in the qualifiers, but for the final dimensions, more dimensions are needed.
After a tie at the premiere against the Netherlands, the Swedish star of the European Championship came to Sheffield to secure a good goal difference in the group.
The wrecking ball has been placed.
Sweden not catching volleyball was upsetting, but not surprising in the first place.
Sweden (we ignore 15-0 against Georgia) has challenges in its competence.
And in Gerhardsson’s baggage, there was no clear evidence to suggest that Sweden would enter and England would collapse or quickly crush France.
From the start after the collapse of the European Championship in 2017, Peter Gerhardsson’s side won by only a solid goal difference against teams ranked 20 and above on two occasions. 4-2 win over Australia and 4-1 over Switzerland (20th place) in the Algarve 2019.
It also soon turned out that Nielsen virus alert – just as we had expected – was used in a clever game of mind games. The Swiss vomit orgy was described warmly by the captain of the colorful national team to pressure Sweden.
When Fridolina Rulfo and teammate from Barcelona, Aba Maria Kronogorsevich, gathered in the indoor court 90 minutes before kick-off, there were horrific days to talk about, but when the key elves became public, it was clear that Switzerland had to. Only one change made compared to the premiere against Portugal.
But despite the liquor partying in the locker room after vomiting and coronavirus particles in the air, there were a few parts that were clinically clean in the Swedish game.
The first half was unfortunate.
There is cause for concern
After the eleventh premiere against the Netherlands, Peter Gerhardsson again fell back on the fourth line of defense as expected.
With a spasm warning on top scorer Jonna Andersson, Magdalena Eriksson was moved to the left wing, meaning Amanda Ilstedt and Nathalie Björn formed a center back duo, just as at last summer’s Olympic premiere.
It was not a successful move.
Magdalena Erickson was responsible for many weak interventions. A VAR check after her duel with Noel Maritz saved Sweden from getting a penalty kick against them. A weak pass later ended with Ramona Bachmann’s right setting the pace towards the Swedish goal. Luckily she had a bear in her ass. At the same time that Natalie was being annoying, Bachmann made the decision not to deal with the deck that was being served but it came from an angle.
The first half was hard as a drink for Sweden and there is cause for concern later in the tournament.
The Swedish attack was played with the same pace and centering.
Where has the rhythm changed? Where was the ambition to expand, have higher and wider starting positions and attack all lanes?
Sweden has made it easier for Switzerland to pack up and stay pressed.
It’s going so slow
Under Peter Gerhardsson, the Swedish national team has slowly changed from a defensively strong adaptive team to a game-leading team.
The transformation did not happen overnight. It took a mental shift, to dare to believe in the ability to hold the ball, as well as a technical adaptation to tackle a tactical goal. During the training sessions, the short-pass drills were drilled at an angle, with the teammate’s far foot heading (the base).
But it goes very slowly and the scrolling game runs at the same low speed. It is not here that the international maximum speed required to win the gold medal in the European Championships.
But when the decks are unlocked, there are few teams that can rival Sweden. When Sweden defended a low (or it was Switzerland that climbed to the top), the situation came to the attack.
In the 52nd minute, Sweden’s first serious ball was delivered behind a high Swiss defensive line. Stina Blackstenius was given a chance to turn things around.
The second ball won by Caroline Seeger in midfield soon after resulted in a fresh delivery by Filipa Angeldahl to Stina Blackstenius. This time, finding Kosovar Aslani close, she was behind the right and shot the ball to Fridolina Rulfo who made it 1-0. However, the response from Switzerland came quickly when Hedved Lindahl’s comeback ended with Ramona Bachmann.
But Sweden won the match 2-1 and as in previous times, Sweden’s breadth and fitness were the deciding factors. The last eleven game had its significance, and when Ramona was replaced by Bachmann and goalkeeper Gael Thalmann continued to play despite the blow, Sweden managed to score the final blow.
It was great that 19-year-old Hanna Benison made a pre-match decision regarding the idol’s meeting with Ramona Bachmann. The future paid off and Rosengård’s talent fulfilled his life goal.
This is what we have in the retina at this moment in the evening. The doomed goals are also present as a feeling that Sweden created chances.
But when we reflect on tonight, it’s about how Sweden is taking steps to get to the point where a favorite person’s speech doesn’t get stuck in the throat.
