In terms of results, the Nations League started well with the 2-0 victory against Slovenia.
Since then, it has not been as fun for national team captain Janne Andersson & Co.
The gathering ended with 2-3 against Norway – which was the national team’s third straight loss – and before that there were revolving doors in the squad due to injuries.
Just before the match in Oslo, the trio Pavle Vagic, Aiham Ousou and Magnus Eriksson had been called in to fill vacancies.
“Very strange”
– It has been very strange. I never think I have been as tired during a national team gathering as I am now, with everything I have had to deal with. But it is my job to do it, says Andersson to Viaplay.
The situation has of course affected the results, Andersson says.
– It is a fairly inexperienced team we have right now.
– Purely tactically and structurally, it’s okay out there, but some misses cost too much.
– For us, it is about analyzing these four matches, to carefully check what we have done and what we have not done.
Andersson says that there is a lot to analyze in the continued work with the game system change from 4-4-2 to 4-3-3, but states that there are good things to bring to the collection in September.
– In the attacking game, there are interesting things that we can take with us. We are severely punished, lose surfaces but it was a step forward, he says.
“Did not get the chance”
When asked if it is his heaviest time as national team captain, Andersson answers:
– I do not know. You lose matches, have gone to the championships… I do not want to say that my players are bad but I do not think I have had the chance full during the last six months. It was the same in March with all the injuries and bad playing time, he says.
– If some old men today get more stability, it can be as good as it gets, but it has been a little too much at once.