In Finland, junior crowns are called “Dream Opposition” ahead of the semi-finals of the JVM Championship.
Confederate leader Thomas Montaigne steps in.
– Thank you for that, smiling before the Saturday game.
Maybe it wasn’t the semi-final that everyone expected small crowns. The Czech Republic rose up against the United States and suddenly the opposition was called Finland.
In the Finnish media, the Swedish national team has been nicknamed the “opposition of dreams”, which the captain of the national team Thomas Munten takes with a heel kick.
– We thank you for it, we will prepare it, he says with a smile.
Do you want to return the pass?
– No, if they think they will win, they have to believe it, and we have to play it again.
Not affected by other resistance
Montaigne says the fact that the opposition was not expected is not something that will affect Sweden.
– You know it can always be different. We have the same basis against all the teams and we knew it would be Finland or the USA. The advantage is that we faced both teams, and that helps a lot. We get some free things about what we did well, but also what we need to do differently.
‘We are the underdog’
The match against Latvia was rather tentative and the Swedish camp was unhappy with the effort. The fact that they are past the quarter-finals and are no longer expected to win has created more harmony in the group.
The feeling today was that they were more relaxed. Getting here was kind of stressful and stressful, but now I think we feel like we have nothing left to lose. We are the underdogs and everything points to Finland and Canada compromising this. We will do our part and make sure that we make it difficult for Finland, it will be difficult, as promised Montaigne.
Who will be the champion of the match?
– It’s most likely Emile Andre. That may be the case, so we will continue down this path.
The semi-final match between Sweden and Finland in the Hockey JVM begins at 02.00 on Saturday night and is broadcast on TV6 and Viaplay.
