The beginning of the new World Cup qualifying contract for the Finnish men’s football team was not any kind of joy march. Instead, it even caused a pain for the team on the field.
For hustlers, the result is the most determined. High -end Oliver Antman The 1-0 goal scored by Finland was enough to carry Finland’s first win for almost a year.
At the same time it was a new head coach Jacob Frise The first victory at the helm of the Finnish national team, in his first game.
Still, players can’t lie. The opening of the World Cup qualifiers against Malta left a lot of care for the team supporters.
Team captain Lukas Hradecky Didn’t go to soften Finland’s faging after the match.
– I’m not going to lie, after all it was bold from us. We didn’t dare to play the ball where we were intended. Malta took away the places we wanted to play the ball. We have a lot to improve, Hradecky wondered and boasted Malta’s playing at the same time.
At the same time, Hradecky admitted that the result itself was a relief.
– Yes, we knew that growth pain would be, but we did not believe in such growth pains. Perhaps it was seen that we haven’t won for a while. It probably pressed in the back of the head. Still, I’m proud of the guy that we took care of this. We want to show you right next Monday how much better we are.
Oliver Antman’s goal solved Finland’s victory. You can watch a hit in the video below.
Malta made the hustlers look bad
Sports Football Specialist Miika Nuutinen It is important to the winning and profit of the hustlers, but wants to look at what it came from. Finland had a very difficult evening in the island state.
– There is a pretty important starting point for winning and zero, for a long time. In terms of the game performance, Finland had to suffer on the field. Malta, who came up, had renewed and strengthened from the past. It also made the hustlers look worse when probably no Finnish supporter would have wished, Nuutinen begins.
For example, the key points of gaming suffering were how the Huuhkajat had reorganized their defense. Finland was unable to pressurize Malt as it wanted. The Huuhkajat did not get a stuck home team on the field, for example, where they wanted to lock the game.
– Attacking was stuffy throughout the match. Finland had a male overpower in midfield, but it could not use it. The distances between the players were not such, they were not in such a way that it would allow for advancement through the Malta block.
The goal -making attempts in the entire match tell their own harsh language. There were 19 in Malta, in Finland 10.
A little relief to Finland brought Malta Kurt Shaw’n the outbreak of the outbreak as he tackled ugly From the kair.
You can watch the tackle and the exit in the video below.
– Every step of the game remains to think about the team and coaching. At the same time, the victory will surely feel good after a long depression, Nuutinen says.
Friisi reacted and sought to help
Especially in the second period, Malta actively attacked and forced Finland to change. At the same time, Frisa’s clear line of head coach was also seen. The Danish immediately reacted, made players and eventually changed the formation of the whole of Finland.
– Of course, Finland could not change the formation of the whole game, adds expert Nuutinen.
– However, he definitely reacted, right from half time. He made quite significantly big movements.
The post -wrapping is easy for whether Fries’ solutions were right or wrong, Nuutinen recalls.
– like Tuomas Ollila Importing for a defensive role as an offensive player and in that game picture. It was not a successful choice. Then again Nikolai Alho Playing as a topper when Finland defends leadership gives a message about what Friis thinks about the players in that playground. It’s not an optimum.
Not everything can be felt yet
Nuutinen also emphasizes that Friis has only had time to work with his entire team this week. There has been very little time to create contingency plans.
-Therefore, it is very difficult to have such a straight “Plan B” plan. In this time it is difficult. The company helps players and react was there.
One thing is also clear: a foreign coach who has had a limited time with almost completely new players is very difficult to know everyone.
– In such a situation, Friis cannot know everything about the players thoroughly, let alone the dynamics between players that have been born over the years. It would have been asked too much.
Now, after the first steps, the new head coach of the Huuhkaja will be able to re -examine the situation. The next challenge is waiting for the other side of the weekend next Monday as Finland will play in the second game against the second game against Lithuania.