All players except Fridolina Rolfö trained collectively when Sweden's women's football team entered the training ground in Cham for the first time on Sunday. Among these: Tottenham midfielder Matilda Vinberg who followed to Switzerland as a European Championship reserve in case Rolfö cannot play.
But there are signs that she can.
Positive messages
While the rest of the team trained in Åhus and rehearsed against Norway in Oslo, Rolfö has undergone several examinations during the week – and they promise well.
She started her rehab in the club (Barcelona) and in Åhus we have done several examinations and tests. And landed in a decision that the prognosis is that she will be able to help us during this European Championship, says national team doctor Houman Ebrahimi.
No exact time prognosis can he give. But that the 31-year-old attacking star would be ready for play already in Friday's premiere against Denmark in Geneva is probably hoping for too much.
We do not need to make that decision until Thursday. But as you see, if you were to make a prognosis now, it is perhaps not likely. But we have not ruled it out, says Ebrahimi.
”She is tough”
So how is Fridolina Rolfö doing at the moment? She trains individually and is not yet running unhindered, says the national team doctor. But it is also completely according to the "protocol" they follow.
She is tough. She wants to be here and contribute but she is professional and has the right focus, says Ebrahimi and says about the continued work to get her in playable condition:
There are different steps she needs to pass to be able to get back. The injury needs to heal and the function must be there. To gradually get her back to the football field and the collective training.
