Sheffield. Stena Blackstein will undo the attacking knots in order to chase down a Swedish goal in the group stage.
So what is left?
Rolfö’s dilemma and Angeldahl’s problem.
Sweden is out of the staging areas, but it hasn’t picked up pace and can’t land massively in luxury beds at the resort in Chester.
The players raised reasons such as slow decisions, ball on ball and lack of energy after the draw against the Netherlands.
The lack of matches before the tournament – the Netherlands played three and Sweden only one – is an explanation for the disappointing explosion of muscle and brains. It is difficult to train with the intensity of the match and perhaps the decision that will penalize Sweden in the long run with second place in the group.
Being over-ambitious after raising the Gold Capacity could be an aspect that became mentally restricted in the first show.
Play also with the idea that Peter Gerhardsson’s ambition to play a pass-oriented soccer group – ask the national team captain about Dutch football traditions and his watery eyes – requires qualities that many Swedish players do not have individually at high speed and then the shortcomings become net. Is it time to take a small step back and lean a little more towards blue and yellow DNA in the form of a clearer in-depth play.
scary determination
With Stina Blackstenius on board against Switzerland, a simpler opposition than the Netherlands, this trend comes naturally.
But for the Swedish passing game to function optimally from midfield, Manchester City’s Philippa Engeldahl needs to sharpen her foot.
During last year’s Olympics, the midfielder was a key player for Sweden in the structure of the game. She was one of those, and probably the players, who had the most ball possession and were best at delivering it to the final third.
During the first half against the Netherlands, she was allowed to attend on two occasions. This resulted in a really opening pass, but all too often the attempts were not enough.
During the week leading up to the premiere, my spot at the press center outside the Carden Park Golf Hotel was down for several days to get a panini label on Filippa Angeldahl. The intense gaze got stuck in my computer and reminded me of its importance. The eyes indicated a frightening determination. After yesterday’s match, the outlook was even more insightful and disappointing.
Matches with three midfielders, not two like yesterday, can solve this knot. Angeldahl then ends up at the top of the track and gets a different balance in his immediate surroundings.
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Then we have Rulfo’s dilemma.
Fridolina Rulfo He was, despite dropping as a left-back, one of Barcelona’s top scorers. During the Champions League final, it was her speed and passing as well as the quality of the passes that caused Lyon’s problems.
In the Swedish offensive match, Fridolina Rulfo prefers you to walk in the middle, regardless of whether Sweden plays with three or four lines of defense.
Positioning and turning to the right offensively creates vast spaces for Jonah Anderson on the left wing. The game after overloading switches to the open right. Hammarbybacken had a fast track to drive on and managed to score goals and several positions until cramps cried from his calf.
In recent years, Jonna Andersson has spent seventy times in life firing a defensive handbrake. Now she embraces the opportunity and expresses her travels, but at the same time stated, “It was nice to have someone to hook up with abroad.”
In my world, Sweden loses some of Rolfö’s best qualities when she walks in the middle and stumbles, although yesterday her intentions were good. It was comforting to see Barcelona’s skillful outside get more free leeway with a starting point from the edge. We want to see Rolfö challenge one-on-one, fold, get into more dangerous situations near the goal and reach the assist areas more often.
When she did it yesterday, it was after she moved to the right wing, but it led directly to a pass for Kosovar Aslani in the firing zone.
In the long run we need to see more of this product, and more successful offensive combinations overall. Sweden simply need to score a lot of goals already on Wednesday.
But the Swedish attack game is not a Gordian knot.
You just need to loosen a little with simple movements.
