Oslo / Stockholm. Anthony Ilanga was fired again.
He thought he would start against Norway.
You always get disappointed when you don’t start. Especially when I scored against Norway in the first match, says Ilanga.
Sweden fell to Norway but got a temporary boost during the match when Jan Andersson made a three-way change in the 58th minute.
Anthony Elanga He was one of the players who was substituted and only a few minutes later he saw Emil Forsberg score an upward goal.
Ilanga did not expect to start on the bench.
– I’m a person who likes to play more games. I thought when I scored against Norway in the first match that I might start today. But I didn’t, so now I have to focus on the club’s team and what will happen to Sweden in the future, Ilanga says in Viaplay.
“Always disappointed”
Then Elanga evolves for Sportbladet a moment later.
You always get disappointed when you don’t start. Especially when I scored against Norway in the first match. But that’s not my decision, it’s up to the leaders and now we just have to focus on the next meeting, he says.
– You are always ready. My mentality is that if I don’t start, I want to go in and do a good job. Today I don’t start and I shouldn’t focus on the next match.
Did you get any explanation?
– number. If you are a soccer player, you have to be prepared no matter what.
Jan Anderson commented on Ilanga’s jabs at her post-match press conference.
– I spoke to Anthony yesterday and then I said I didn’t decide because I had some other options. And there I picked Robin Quison who I think was good before. It is a good thing to have such a difficult competitive position in this position, says the captain of the national team.