lig. Missing here, left there.
Lots of unwelcome mental nuts to crack in no time.
Lots of opportunities to think – too many – outside the box.
He’s crazy, this person Peter Gerhardson.
During the press conference before the quarter-final match of Sweden against Belgium, the captain of the national team was at his best.
If there is anything that has been learned during these five years, it is that the 62-year-old loves mystery and is happy to share many anecdotes from both Häcken and Uppsala.
It also tends to sow clues. The kind that keeps you up all night (the undersigned didn’t sleep many hours yesterday, no).
First of all, Gerhardson completely disagreed with the questions regarding Hannah Glass and Jonah Anderson.
If Anderson, like Glass, also had the virus? not clear.
Is either available to play on Friday? Probably.
Both have been secretly training for the past few days without the knowledge of the press corps.
The answer to the riddle
Here’s how: anyone worried that Sweden is underestimating the resistance can take some rest. Peter Gerhardsson did not even want to specify what kind of information the scouts had discovered in the Belgian media.
It was stated in the counterattack by the captain of the national team Yves Cernells that he was referring to the nerves of Sweden.
Gerhardson was more ambiguous about an answer regarding Amanda Elstedt. The latter is likely to intervene as a right-back in the absence of Glass, perhaps in a four-way defense.
The national team captain spoke about an old game at Potsdam, FC Elstadt between 2017 and 2019. How she then worked as a central defender in a three-way defensive line (thoughts of a bad spirit injury in the Premier League were immediately channeled into the successful Sheffield United system in the season 2019/2020).
Ilestedt’s main force is in the airspace. “But there’s something else, too, that you might see.”Gerhardsson added with a satisfied smile.
Here somewhere, the gears are starting to spin properly.
A link that must be broken
A concept that appeared on several occasions this afternoon, perhaps hinting at the answer to the puzzle, was the tag of play.
“What suits us well? What suits Belgium worse? I love this process”Gerhardson raised at some point.
The centerpiece of the Belgian offensive was spelled Tessa Wallart. Although she operates with her right foot, she often drifts to the left flank and is the seeded and most skilled of the Red Flames.
The fact that Tine De Caigny has scored so many goals (most of them in the entire EC qualifiers) is largely thanks to the collaboration with Wullaert.
Cut that link and the Belgian attack game will be seriously stumbled.
A job for Amanda Elastest? why not.
Gerhardsson may have been overwhelmed with observation in the defensive match as that is Belgium’s preferred approach. Something that comes with an upside in the form of welcome decks for Sweden, which have otherwise been having tough times against lower-ranked teams.
big smoke curtain
If Jonna Andersson doesn’t have time to prepare for the match, chances are good for Amanda Nelden to take a place at full-back.
Despite his delicate left foot, Gerhardsson and assistant national team captain Magnus Wakeman do not seem intrigued by Nielden’s idea, if the signals are now correctly interpreted.
Hence, this could be an excellent opportunity for the 23-year-old to prove himself to the duo.
At the same time, no one will fall off the chair if everything turns out to be a large smokescreen.
After the match against the Netherlands, Magnus Wakeman asked if Fridolina Rulfo could play a role that reminds us of the role she often played in the forward-leaning Barcelona team.
“Fredolina certainly could play the role of the left winger, for sure,” he said. was the answer.
Just as thoughts are running through the heads of the rest of us, the situation seems to be similar to Peter Gerhardsson.
One can hope that the captain of the national team thinks – quite often – outside the box. First of all, Nielden should get the chance.
