The competition is tough, says national team captain Andreas Pettersson to Aftonbladet.
18-year-old Ibrahimovic made his first matches for the national team earlier this month. Now the Milan player is being dropped.
Andreas Pettersson chooses to bet on other players.
The competition for places is tough and this time I judged that other players took precedence. Moreover, we have two players fewer in the squad this time, 20 instead of 22. It's due to UEFA's rules, says the national team captain to Aftonbladet.
The U18 national team meets Georgia (13 November), Estonia (16 November), and Norway (19 November) during the upcoming European Championship qualification.
