With two days left for the important meeting, Emil Forsberg wants to take over the press in Romania.
- We meet a team that has to go for it and win, at least if they have a realistic chance to move on, says the 28-year-old to SVT Sport and continues the analysis of the opponents.
- It is a counter-attack so what we have to reduce is ball pin, unnecessary ball pin at mid-plane. It is important to end the attacks and then be compact from there. It is precisely the combination of that and the game we have shown during the last matches is something we have to bring with us.
For Sweden, it is instead a difficult balancing act that awaits. One should dare to win the match but at the same time one should not feel any anxiety about losing. A difficult balance, but something Janne Andersson's men are used to, says Forsberg.
- We have done that damn well in the past when we have had this kind of final matches. We have good players in the team who are well prepared and who know how to tackle them in these matches. That is why I am not so worried about the mental but it is about what we do with the ball that will be the important thing.
The dream for the Swedish part is of course to play the European Championship 2020 which would mean a third straight championship.
- It would be absolutely incredible and that's what I'm aiming for. The future (in the national team) also looks bright with several young players taking on big leagues more and more.
While SVT Sport is talking to Forsberg, he seems to be extremely positive and calm. Something that can be based on how he feels about his own status right now.
- I'm in fantastic shape and injury-free. Now I feel that the injury history that was for a couple of years is completely gone. So it feels really great to be able to play and have fun on the football field again.
Notable from the national team training today was that Pierre Bengtsson, Karl-Johan Johnsson and Pontus Jansson rehab trained. However, it should not be anything serious for any of the three players.