Sheffield. England expect Sweden to form a triple line of defense.
Union captain Peter Gerhardson believes opponents can believe whatever they want.
– Of course, if they have a plan for it and they are upset and you have some advantage from it, that’s great, he says.
The Netherlands, convinced that Sweden would play a four-line defense at the European Commission’s premiere, was surprised by a three-line defense.
Ahead of the semi-finals, England seem to think the exact opposite.
– They changed their formation and played more with a three-line defense to better suit their style of play, Fran Kirby answered when asked what has changed the most with Blagault since the Bronze match at the 2019 FIFA World Cup.
So, will it be noon four or three at Bramal Lane on Tuesday night?
Sportbladet learns that Sweden trained on a 3-4-3 formation the day before the match. If Hannah Glass, who recently returned from illness, isn’t ready to start, many are pointing to Joanna Ritting-Canried entering at right-back.
A role you feel comfortable in.
– It’s a position I’ve played in before, both in the club team and the national team. It wasn’t strange, Rytting Kaneryd said last week.
Looks like Bjorn is ready to go
Injured Caroline Seger trained fully on Monday, the national team captain announces.
– Totally different tunes now for both her and the medical team. Tomorrow it will be playable, so we’ll see if we use it, says Gerhardson.
But for now, Natalie Björn appears set to continue her alternate midfield role alongside Philippa Engeldahl.
It remains unclear whether or not Jonna Andersson tested negative after his bout with COVID. If she’s not ready to play, the plan is to let Amanda Nielden, EC debutante against Belgium, take the place on the left.
Gerhardsson answers the question if he wants England to believe they will be a three-line defense from the start.
They can believe whatever they want, but obviously if they have a plan for it and they get upset and you get some benefit from it, that’s great. He says I think this is the most important.
Compare with the United States
England’s Sarina Wegmann has yet to change the starting line-up since the opening match against Austria.
They’ve been completely consistent in their gameplay and have faced slightly different teams with slightly different organisations, says Gerhardson and adds:
– So we look at the USA, because we think it’s close, and of course we look at the Netherlands. But maybe more than the United States.
Sweden lined up a four-way line of defense against the United States when the two teams met at the Olympics last summer. However, it was a last minute decision and may have been influenced by Magdalena Ericsson’s absence (although Sweden stuck to the formation throughout the tournament).
When Sweden faced England in a training match in 2018 (1–1), the choice fell on a three-way defensive line. Even the bronze match in 2019 ended with a kind of 3-4-3.
If there are any other tactical surprises, such as Ilestedt’s free attacking role from right-back against Belgium, it will be true. Peter Gerhardson not said.
Sometimes you might try to pick someone up, or have a little extra control over one of their best players, says the national team captain.
It remains unclear whether or not Jonna Andersson tested negative after his bout with COVID. If she’s not ready to play, the plan is to let Amanda Nielden, EC debutante against Belgium, take the place on the left.
Gerhardsson answers the question if he wants England to believe they will be a three-line defense from the start.
They can believe whatever they want, but obviously if they have a plan for it and they get upset and you get some benefit from it, that’s great. He says I think this is the most important.
Compare with the United States
England’s Sarina Wegmann has yet to change the starting line-up since the opening match against Austria.
They’ve been completely consistent in their gameplay and have faced slightly different teams with slightly different organisations, says Gerhardson and adds:
– So we look at the USA, because we think it’s close, and of course we look at the Netherlands. But maybe more than the United States.
Sweden lined up a four-way line of defense against the United States when the two teams met at the Olympics last summer. However, it was a last minute decision and may have been influenced by Magdalena Ericsson’s absence (although Sweden stuck to the formation throughout the tournament).
When Sweden faced England in a training match in 2018 (1–1), the choice fell on a three-way defensive line. Even the bronze match in 2019 ended with a kind of 3-4-3.
If there were any other tactical surprises, such as the free attacking role of right-back Elistete against Belgium, Peter Gerhardsson was not told.
Sometimes you might try to pick someone up, or have a little extra control over one of their best players, says the national team captain.