- The second goal is my responsibility.
That's how it is to be a goalkeeper in football.
Making mistakes can have consequences.
A small mistake can decide everything, said Hugo Lloris after the wrong pass that gave Sweden a late 2-1 victory in 2017.
More than three years have passed since the World Cup qualifier - but when Hugo Lloris steps into the press room, he is quickly reminded of what happened last time he played at Friends arena in Solna.
However, the 33-year-old from Nice sticks to his version.
- It was my fault, he says briefly and looks quickly forward to the Nations League premiere on Saturday.
- We have great respect for Sweden, they have their own game and are a very strong team.
It will be a hard and tough match, it was the last time we were here when the match was decided only at the end.
Played together for a long time
Federation captain Didier Deschamps - who misses the quartet Paul Pogba, Houssem Aouar, Tanguy Ndombélé and Steve Mandanda due to covid-19 - takes over after Lloris' description of Sweden and begins by answering "everyone" to the question of which blue-yellow players they talk about the most during the theory reviews.
Then he rabbles up Mikael Lustig Victor Nilsson Lindelöf, Marcus Berg, Emil Forsberg, Sebastian Larsson, Albin Ekdal, Robin Olsen ...
- Sweden's team has a lot of experience.
Most of the players are around 30 years old and they have played together for a long time, although a few younger ones have come in.
They are used to playing together and are a strong team, a strong opponent, he says.
- It is never easy to play against Sweden in this arena, it is a strong home team and they won the last time we met here.
Won the World Cup in Russia
The French's respect for the national team captain Janne Andersson & Co is clear, which they carefully point out, but Hugo Lloris is also keen to make it clear that there is a difference between the national teams and that it was seen during the World Cup finals in Russia 2018. That ended Sweden's adventure in the quarterfinals while France lifted the trophy in Moscow.
- They were good in the World Cup but we also got quite far in the playoffs, he says.
Clip: Kulusevski praised by Emil Forsberg
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Emil Forsberg (right) is impressed by Dejan Kulusevski's (left) development.
Photo: Joel Marklund / Bildbyrån