Lions will play World Cup gold in Tampere this weekend. Finland’s star defender Miro Heiskanen has not yet been able to shine as expected, but Sport’s expert Ismo Lehkonen is not worried.
Sports Expert Ismo Lehkonen highlights three picks from the Lions game in this story.
1. The weak start under the pressure of the home audience did not break Finland
Slovakia, which had already harassed the Lion in the Beijing Olympic semifinals, hit the counter with a tough challenge, and in a glorious start, two goals went to the lead. In the end, the oldest team in the tournament, Finland, won the youngest group in the tournament, thank you Marko Anttilan two and Sakari Mannisen one success.
– Experienced coach Craig Ramsay smells that Finland is in a state of stress in front of the home audience. There came a constant pressure of charm, and although Finland has an experienced team, a little more experienced playing equipment started to burn. The human mind is like that, and a stimulant and a stress reliever were needed, in this case Marko Anttila.
– It’s not happiness for Anttila. When you do other winning things inside a way of playing, for some reason those things happen. He will have you with Jalonen and the way the national team plays.
As the game progressed, Finland received a five-point defense package, and Lehkonen’s credit did not falter in the final installment.
– The German national football team came to mind, so even if the game is 0-0, in the end Germany will win. Patient, high-quality pentathlon was the cornerstone, and the top chain now became a decisive goal.
2. Do you have to worry about Miro Heiskan?
One of the best defenders in the NHL Miro Heiskanen has become accustomed to the new way of playing and playing now for four matches. The minutes of the game are much smaller than normal in the recycling of four pairs of packs, and the superiority in the top five has been borne by a well-tuned Mikko Lehtonen.
Lehkonen reminds how the 22-year-old pit of an experienced team is in a new situation.
– Don’t worry. He has hardly ever played in juniors or especially adults in four pairs. Miro has become a totally different way of playing than what Dallas plays. There, he is licensed to be the fourth striker, and the backups are playing.
– It is also completely new for him to play a short shift with long substitutions. Every playoff game in the World Cup is out of the question, and there is no winning play. It’s a bit of a new situation for him, but here’s how it goes. I think now that the pressure game is over, it will be good.
3. The finishers are still on the card
Finland played a lot of transfer discs against Slovakia, and the starts under the pressure of the opponent were not very smooth. Through it, the center line and the offensive blue could not be crossed at a good pace.
Lehkonen hopes that the Lions will be able to attack more relaxed over the weekend after the worst pressure is relieved.
– I’m a little worried that there will be ten finish spots. If a guy gets a couple of lucky goals for it, it has to be top-scoring to get three goals from their own places. If the opponent’s goalkeeper is still in the game, scoring will be difficult.
Slovakia did not have to break much, as the Lions did not get into the long rotations of the attacking head.
– When the disc and the disc are in constant motion, the guy has to break. One thing is to use fast departures. Jukka Jalosen In the game mode, a quick start is the preferred option, but players need to recognize them better, and not always choose a transfer disc or recycle by collecting troops. Thus, the finish line is pretty long overdue.
Finland will play in the World Cup semi-final against the United States on Saturday at 2.20 pm.