When the Swedish women’s team meets in a stadium on Monday, they have a clear goal in mind: European Championship gold.
After last year’s Olympic silver medal, expectations are higher than ever.
Of course, the situation is different for us, says captain Caroline Seeger.
Damallsvenskan has just finished the spring season and the professional holiday abroad is over. Now EC Blue and Yellow are gathering at Bastad to start recharging ahead of this summer’s championship.
– It’s absolutely unbelievable. It went quickly. You always think that when the pre-season starts, there is a lot of time left, but now we are really starting. It tickles. It would be incredibly cool. He says I’m looking forward to it Caroline Seger.
“Everyone wants to hit us.”
After last year’s Olympic silver medal, expectations for the tournament are high. Sweden, which ranks second in the world rankings, enters as one of the favorites for the gold medal.
– This is the first time we have entered as the best real players and everyone will want to beat us. This is something we need to deal with. “But we definitely have very good chances because we’re so good,” says Olivia Shoof.
She is supported by captain Caroline Seeger, who notes that the situation is different for Plogault.
– But this is also the case when you play good football and get good results, says the 37-year-old.
– We must continue to work hard. We must continue to believe in what we are doing and keep our feet on the ground somewhere. Because it will be turned off. It’s going to be tougher and tougher when you’re playing with pressures we’ve never seen before.
Aiming at Wembley
For Sweden, the European Championships begins on July 9 with a match against defending champions Holland and Seger is well aware of what is needed if dreams of the final at Wembley on July 31 come true.
It is important that we love the situation, focus on the pieces we know best, play football there and do it together. And then it can go really far but it will be very much needed by all of us.