According to Sports expert Miika Nuutinen, promising signs of Finland’s offensive game were seen in the bitterly ended match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
5.6. 06:32 • Updated June 5th. 08:02
The busy June of the owls began in a bitter way. Bosnia-Herzegovina reached the levels at the last minute on a sunny evening at the Olympic Stadium.
– The result must always be respected, but Finland was not in a terrible heat with Bosnia today. They didn’t have many quality places in the final score. A really bitter end, not least because the paint didn’t hang in the air in any way, Sports Expert Miika Nuutinen says.
In the situation that led to the handicap, the topper Robert Ivanovia pushed from the back, but a Scottish judge Nicholas Walsh did not see the offense. Head coach Markku Kanerva if the situation after the match.
With a better finish, the audience of more than 20,000 people at the Olympic Stadium would no longer have to be excited in the end. Finland actively attacked in the first period and created a large number of good targets. At the beginning of the second episode Teemu Pukki reached the open, but fired past.
Nuutinen saw promising signs in the Attacking Game for the future. The trio who started the match Robin Lod–Glen Chamber–Urho Nissilä the cooperation on the ground was successful.
– Finland overcrowded one area, especially on the left. Kamara rose a little higher, and Lod and Nissilä played close together. Finland was able to move forward through combinations along one lane.
A good example of Nuutinen’s observation was Lodi’s finally abandoned goal in the first period.
– Against the Bosnian bloc, Finland was able to use diverse means to move forward, Nuutinen sees.
Deep in the opening, the Owls had difficulty at times. Part of the reason for this was the Bosnian gameplay, which was not as expected.
– Bosnia was a little surprised today how they got into the game. I personally expected them to have been lower defending. They came with a guard-based press system, and it was difficult for Finland to find a free player against it, Nuutinen says.
Schüller proved his worth
Four matches of the League of Nations will be played at a close pace in the June international match window, so substitutions were seen in the putting green soon after the start of the second half. The exchanges had an impact on the game. From the point of view of the owls, the image of the game changed especially Rasmus Schüllerin moving from midfield to a substitute bench after an hour of play.
– Schüller is on that team like the glue that brings the downstairs and upstairs together. In terms of the defense game, his role is probably the most important of all, Nuutinen describes.
Schüller rarely shines in the headlines, but plays an extremely important role in both Huuhkaji and his club team in Djurgården, Sweden. An early exchange on Saturday showed Espoo’s importance in the Owl’s game. Thomas Lam was unable to the level of Schüller.
– Schüller is able to win duels, deprive balls and balance Finland where it is needed. He defends even large areas and is an invaluable player for Finland.
Nuutinen points out that Lam had a hard time on the waterlogged pitch – his trademark technique was nowhere in sight today. There does not seem to be a direct substitute for Schüller on the national team at the moment.
– It is not a simple thing to come to the center of everything to defend the lead. In playing the owls, the midfield line has to do a lot of work defending, and Schüller always plays a key role in supporting the pressurizing player and defending the line, Nuutinen opens.
Schüller is likely to open again as the Owners ’games in the League of Nations continue as early as Tuesday at the Olympic Stadium. Montenegro is facing. The match starts at 7 pm and can be watched live on TV2 and Arena.