Duesburg. Germany is seen as the final measure of value before the World Cup.
At the very least, Sweden should try to get rid of striker Alexandra Pope.
– You are probably the best major player in the world, says Magdalena Erickson.
Peter Gerhardtson did not hesitate when asked what it would take to be satisfied after Sweden’s meeting with Germany on Tuesday night.
– he won. It’s always like that, you want to win football matches, says the national team captain before the international training match in Duisburg.
– but also parts of the game. We are up against a very aggressive team, who are very good at responding with lots of fast players. Few countries have so many good major players. So we have to deal with game submissions, posts, etc. Then we are also a team skilled in accounting.
“You should pay attention to that.”
Defender Magdalena Ericsson also highlights the main game of the opponents, especially one player.
Germany are very similar to us in that they have an incredibly strong group. Then they have the (Alexandra) Bob’s Home game. You can’t avoid talking about it. He is probably the best major player in the world, at least in retrospect
attack side. It’s something we have to pay 100 percent attention to, says Erickson.
– Then their strength in general on the pitch. We won’t have much time with the ball, we have to make quick decisions, and be prepared in everything. Stand in close combat. I think it’s going to be Bob’s main match and that segment and then the brawling duel match that’s going to be important.
“This is our strength”
Of those remaining in the group, everyone should be available and ready to play. One of these is Stina Plakstenius, who scored as Sweden knocked Germany out of the World Cup quarter-finals in 2019.
– Many years have passed since we played against Germany, Blackstenius notes.
– I think when we are at our best, we are very strong in our defensive game and we depend a lot on that. But also our counterattack. It’s something I think we have to see as a strength, when we’re very straight forward in our game and have the ability to attack with a lot of players.
Only three matches remain before the World Cups in Australia and New Zealand in July.
– From my point of view, Germany is now, if not the best team in the world, then two or three best. Magdalena Erickson says: I think they have a great EC range.
It is a great test for us to measure ourselves against. It is important to get it because there are not many aliens left. We’ve talked about it a lot this week. That we have parts of our game that we want to hone.
The Germany-Sweden match kicks off at 18.15 on Tuesday, and the match will be broadcast on Sportkanalen and Cmore channels.
