Victor Nelson Lindelof will not play in the Nations League.
The captain of the Swedish national team canceled the national team meeting.
– He had serious problems, says national team captain Jan Andersson.
Sweden has four Nations League matches in the next two weeks. Victor Nelson Lindelof be a part of Jan Anderson The team he introduced last week, but now the Manchester United defender has been forced to resign.
Jan Anderson announced the break at today’s press conference.
– He had frequent injuries and needed treatment, says the league leader and continues:
Victor is our captain and has been a very important player in all six of my teams. It never disappoints me so it’s a great break and at the same time it’s the way it is.
unclear with replacement
It is not clear whether the national team management will call up a replacement. It depends on how things go with Hammarby’s Edvin Kurtulus, who picked Sweden ahead of Kosovo.
– We evaluate it (fetch alternatives), depending on what happens to Edvin. If FIFA handles it with the speed they should be able to do, we have a center back on the way.
Otherwise, all selected players will join during the day, except for Emile Kraft who will come later.
Emil Kraft is ill, but is well on his way to recovery. If there’s no setback, Anderson says, he’ll come tomorrow.
Sweden and Slovakia are already away on Thursday. Then Norway is waiting for friends on Sunday, then Serbia at home and Norway away next week.