In the past, training camps for the Swedish national team have been organized in countries such as Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
The team is now in Portugal, and captain Jan Andersson does not appreciate the shift.
– Essential is that it is better to go there and highlight what is happening than to interrupt it, says SVT.
Nowadays, the Swedish national team does not go to training camps in countries such as Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Instead, Blagult is visiting Portugal during the ongoing January tour.
Something Union Captain Jan Anderson questions.
– The conditions here are good, but not at all like there (in Qatar). The bottom line I see is that it’s better to go out there and highlight what’s going on than to interrupt it.
– There was talk about Qatar in Sweden when we were there. what is happening now? It might be best if all teams go there for training camps in the future and continue to wonder how development is going, says Janne Andersson.
‘Very high demands’
At the same time that the national team is being encouraged not to go to training camps, Sweden is trading with countries like Qatar.
– The government and companies in Sweden have cooperation and make money, but we who play football shouldn’t be able to go to training camps. There are very high demands on us to be the best in all situations, says Janne Andersson.
During 2021, the Swedish Football Association decided to organize training camps in less controversial countries in the future. This after protests from Allsvenskan clubs.