Belgrade. Victor Nelson Lindelof missed all four matches for the national team in June.
The captain of the team chose to conduct his rehabilitation on vacation rather than on the national team.
– It was better for me and my body to do the rehab for myself, says the 27-year-old
Not only the 4-4-2 is back in the national team, but the captain too Victor Nelson Lindelof. The centre-back did not have a perfect start to the season at Manchester United and only played one game before the Nations League meeting.
-Unfortunately, I got injured a few days before the premiere, so the start wasn’t the best for me. I couldn’t go out and play matches and train with the team. “I’ve had quite a few rehearsals, but of course I wanted to play more matches,” says Nelson Lindelof.
But it was another injury that prevented the star from participating on the set in June. Frequent back problems required rehabilitation and when asked if the captain would join the national team for a few days to contribute his expertise to the new and young members of the national team, such as Andreas Granqvist Zlatan Ibrahimovic during the European Championship 2021 and Zlatan Ibrahimovic who was not ready to start during the rally in March, in addition to being present at the launch of a new playing system, replied:
– It was such a big problem that we didn’t see any chance of it ending well. Then it is better to be free.
“It felt the best for me”
While collecting photos, Victor Nelson Lindelof and Albin Ekdal (the deputy captain of the national team and also injured at the time) posted photos from their joint vacation in southern Europe. Jan Andersson was asked about this during the meeting and when Nelson Lindelof sat on the podium in Belgrade, it was the turn of the central defender to explain the choice.
Have you thought about the fact that there can be discussions when the captain and deputy captain are on vacation instead of the national team?
– I spoke with Janne and I don’t know if there is anyone injured who has been involved in rehabilitation with the national team, says the centre-back star and adds:
– If you can’t play, you can’t play. I felt it was better for me and my body to do the rehabilitation for myself.
“The best to win the match”
The national team meeting in June was a nightmare for Sweden, who lost three out of their four matches. Janne Andersson opted to test 4-3-3, but now there are many indications that the national team will return to 4-4-2 in the defensive game.
We trained how to go into this match, we can, we know how to play and we know the principles. It’s important for us to follow the match plan, says Nelson Lindelof.
– It’s not about finding safety again, we’re making tiny little changes to the defensive game. It’s about doing our best to win the match, says Jan Andersson.