lig. Sweden was not satisfied with the dry plan during the meeting with the Netherlands.
Now the organizers are getting help from Tottenham to avoid a similar scenario in the deciding group match, according to SVT information.
“We want to use the speed we have on the team, which is obviously an advantage if the mat is fast as well,” says Hannah Glass.
After the opening game against the Netherlands (1-1), the assistant captain of the national team took the dry pitch as a reason for Sweden not to speed up the passing pace.
‘I won’t come up with explanations,’ said Magnus Wakeman, but she was very harsh though she watered her and took her a little under us.
The Netherlands were very skilled in the game of recovery and defense and they doubled us. So when we held the ball for a long time, we had problems.
Wikman also mentioned what Sweden has to do in the other group matches:
– We need to become a rapper. Then if it’s about tactics, or nervousness, or a plan, I don’t know.
goalkeeper from Tottenham
On Sunday, Sweden will face Portugal in a crucial head-to-head match for promotion to the quarter-finals.
In recent days England has been hit by a heat wave that has raised temperatures to 30-35 degrees Celsius.
To get the lawn at Leigh Sports Village before the decision was made, a worker from Tottenham was selected, according to information received by SVT.
Peter Gerhardsson initially thought it was an artificial turf he saw due to the compaction of the turf.
– If it is hot tomorrow, it will be slower, says the league captain and jokingly adds:
It will be the same for both teams but there is not much to do. We’re not going to come here and cut the field ourselves or so.
“Of course it’s very important”
Striker Stina Blackstenius also preferred a fertile and irrigated field.
Of course, says Blacksteinius, the mat is very important and we want it not to dry out so we can speed up the ball.
– But I’m not worried but we’ll take a look at training today and see what it looks like and see what you can find solutions.
Peter Gerhardsson estimates that the national team can train at Lee Sports Village on Saturday night.
– That’s why it’s important to be on the field before and feel these things. We train for an hour until we get an idea of what it’s like, says the captain of the national team.