A fateful meeting against Slovenia to avoid relegation.
Janne Andersson promises changes to the starting lineup. Victor Nelson Lindelof promises to talk seriously to his teammates.
– It’s a matter of behaviour, says the captain of the national team.
Last Saturday, Sweden humiliatedly lost 1-4 away to Serbia.
This means the knife for the men’s national team, who, if they lose to Slovenia at Friends on Tuesday night, will leave Division B in the Nations League.
We go to win, we have to win. “I absolutely don’t want to play in the C Division,” Nelson Lindelof says of the risk of having to face a handful of blueberry teams in the upcoming 2024-2025 Nations League.
lost duels
Against Serbia, both players and leaders emphasized that the Swedish players were not enough in the physical game, in the duels against the host team.
He promised not to repeat it in the inevitable match against Slovenia Victor Nelson Lindelof When Sportbladet asks about those details.
– I’ll talk to the boys about this. We can never lose duels the same way we lost against Serbia. For me, it’s also a matter of attitude. To enter 100 in each duel. Everyone should be on their toes.
After a moment, Emil Forsberg looks like his teammate in the national team:
– We will not ignore Slovenia. It is just leadership and leadership with behavior and mindset that no one should come in and believe anything. We are facing a good team, but we know the qualities we have and then it is not only about football but also about duels, fighting and behaviour.
Federation captain Jan Andersson promises to make changes against Slovenia compared to the eleven starting lineup he gathered in Belgrade.
– You will see the changes. If we talk in person at first, Anderson says, I’ll make changes.
Blågult has conceded ten goals in his last four Nations League matches and his strong defense has failed in the past.
Does the back line change?
However, Anderson suggests that a four-way line of defense with Daniel Sundgren, Isak Hein, Victor Nelson Lindelof and Ludwig Augustinson He will have constant confidence.
– I’m not worried. We should be able to play a good game in terms of defense and maybe be able to play with a team that is a little bit similar to the last team that played together quite a bit well in some of these positions, says Jan Andersson.
Most likely, the changes will instead come in midfield, where Jens Cajuste was substituted at the break against Serbia and Christopher Olsson came and finished with Matthias Svanberg.
Last Saturday, starter Victor Giocris was also replaced early on by Robin Quaison.
Recently, top scorers Emil Forsberg, Dejan Kulusevski and Viktor Claesson are likely to remain in the starting line-up against Slovenia.