Great player rating for Nations League efforts
We were looking forward to a blue and yellow test round with four matches in eleven days, a new gameplay system and players that will challenge and challenge.
We had the most chaotic national team rally ever with an unexpected string of rebounds, injuries and substitutions, several key player suspensions, heavy criticism, and three defeats in four matches.
But here you have a great assessment of the Swedish team – they gave, took the opportunity, did not take the opportunity and did not convince.
They delivered it
Robin Olsen
Emil Forsberg
Ludwig Augustinson
Diane Kulusevsky
Suspension: This quartet was under no threat at first eleven this fall. They may have been better than the last couple of weeks but they still show the class from time to time.
seize the chance
Jeans Cagust
Victor Ruted
Joachim Nelson
Joel Anderson
Hajlmar Akdal
Edvin Kurtulus
Suspension: The chaos of the forces gave many players the opportunity to seize the opportunity. These people think we took her one way or the other, even if she was on different “ends” of the team. Kajost is a strong candidate for the eleventh game in the future, even if he doesn’t convince against Norway in the last game. Ekdal didn’t do that at Ullevål either, but surely he and Kurtulus have now followed Milosevic in the midfield hierarchy? It was interesting to see one of them alongside a more experienced midfielder in the national team like Nelson Lindelof. Joel Anderson didn’t give up and it’s likely that he’ll be supporting Kraft in the future, too. Gyökeres will take an offensive place in the squad this fall. It is difficult to classify Joachim Nelson. Did he seize the opportunity before he was injured or not? Ultimately, we probably think so and it will still be the third option when VNL and Helander return. But it is worrying that Nelson plays in the MLS reserve now and until next spring.
They are not convinced
Alexander Isaac
Emile Kraft
Robin Quayson
Christopher Olson
Victor Cleeson
Suspension: A sporadic start of eleven cases on this gang but it is common that they did not deliver as expected during this group. Kraft has been brought back this fall and will allow Isaac to continue at the center. But Quaison now always feels better as a substitute than as a starter and the question is whether Olson hasn’t played in the eleven weeks. Cleeson should have scored at least one goal and would be threatened by a loss to injury-free Jesper Carlson this fall.
They did not take the opportunity
Gabriel Gudmundsson
Jesper Carlstrom
Matthias Svanberg
Anthony Elanga
Alexander Milosevic
Suspension: Heavy group for Gudmundsson when he was finally selected. He shouldn’t have been allowed to start a single match, apparently, the idea was from Jan, but he was thrown short of time in the last game against Norway and had a little help with Sörloth. Carlstrom appears to have been overtaken by Cagust who admired him. Janne was clear that Svanberg is one of the players for whom the new game system is adapted. Then we thought we’d get more from the midfielder, even if he didn’t play away from home. Ilanga is only 20 years old and she will have more opportunities in the future. But there was no great feeling about these efforts, despite the consolation goal against Norway.
Played too short time to be judged
Sotirios Papagianopoulos
Magnus Ericsson
Carl Starfelt
Suspension: superfluous.
They were called up but they didn’t play at all
Andreas Lindy
Jacob Ring
Christopher Nordfeldt
Branimir Harjuta
Christopher Niemann
Pavel Vagic
Karim Merabti
Daniel Sundgren
Ayham Dridi
Suspension: Everyone in this gang except for Lindy and Harjuta has either been called up or left during the actual gathering. It’s particularly difficult for Hargota to take a seat in four games without getting a single minute despite my unimpressive attack.
They were really missing
Victor Nelson Lindelof
Albin Ekdal
Jesper Carlson
Philip Hillander
Suspension: We can only hope that this gang will be with us again in the fall because they are needed. Martin Olsson and Zlatan Ibrahimovic also declined due to injury, but neither of them belong directly to the future.