Graham Potter on Sweden injury crisis: I hope
Many Swedish stars are injured, but Sweden's national team captain, Graham Potter, is optimistic about the World Cup playoffs in March. "There is time," Potter said at a press conference.
SportsMany Swedish stars are injured, but Sweden's national team captain, Graham Potter, is optimistic about the World Cup playoffs in March. "There is time," Potter said at a press conference.
SportsPoland, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania will be Sweden's opponents in the Nations League group stage this autumn. That became clear after the draw in Brussels. "It's exciting. We are facing very tough teams," says national team captain Graham Potter.
SportsDejan Kulusevski missed Sweden's World Cup qualifiers in the autumn. But national team captain Graham Potter believes the 25-year-old will be in the squad for the playoff against Ukraine. "I'm convinced he will be in," he tells TV4 Football Channel.
FootballUkraine and then the winner between Poland and Albania. These are the nations Sweden must win against to play in the World Cup this summer. All matches are difficult and we must be well prepared for Ukraine, says national team captain Graham Potter about the playoff matches to be played in March.
SportsGraham Potter showed no interest in investing in veteran Robin Olsen. Instead, he appointed Viktor Johansson as the national team's first goalkeeper. Jacob Widell Zetterström showed against Slovenia that he is challenging for that position. I am satisfied, it may not be a perfect performance, but I am very proud and satisfied, he says.
SportsEmil Forsberg has been there before and knows how great it is to reach the championship via the playoffs. He also knows what it takes. The most important thing is to build a team where everyone knows what to do.
SportsItaly, Turkey, Denmark or Ukraine await in the playoff semi-finals in March. Interesting opponents. We know we have to do our best, says Graham Potter. He does not have any preferred opponents ahead of Thursday's draw.
SportsSleepy, slow pace but a beautiful end to a miserable World Cup qualifying campaign. 30-year-old debutant Gustav Lundgren scored late to draw 1-1 against Slovenia and save the national team from an embarrassing fifth straight loss. It was nice of course, but it was sad not to win at home, says Lundgren.
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