Sweden was in the match for a long time, but when Granit Xhaka scored 2-1 on a penalty at the beginning of the second half, Sweden lost its spark, says Hien.
We go out in the second and do it perfectly okay. Then we give the 2-1 goal a little too easily and lose it after that, to be honest. We played calmly in the first, but after the penalty we lose it a little, says Isak Hien to Viaplay and continues:
We lose that little spark to go for their mistakes, go for "triggers", so that we can also win the ball.
Even though the result was not very nice, there are good things to take with you to the final qualifying match against Slovenia, says Hien.
I think we're doing a good first half and showing good team spirit. We're also playing quite well, not as well as we want, of course, but it's a lot of new. We started with Potter on Monday, he says and continues:
I'm the last person who likes to say that we should look forward after a match like this and this result. I understand that it's not good enough. But I think this week has been an extremely good way to train.
The chance to finish second in the group is now gone. Instead, the national team must aim for the playoffs to reach the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
It shouldn't be a problem to shake this off, says Hien
