A game-hungry Sweden will host Hungary in tonight's European Championship qualifiers, but in five days they will visit Iceland in a tougher match on paper.
Therefore, SVT Sports expert Daniel Nannskog reasons about the risks of sending out the best starting eleven in search of the fourth straight victory.
- I do not want to see any setback.
You should not gamble against Hungary, but beat them without players like Stina Blackstenius and Mimmi Larsson, who came into the squad with minor injuries, he says and continues:
- I would rather see them rest for the match against Iceland.
There are quality and good players enough to crack this Hungary without the players who have been injured.
Rest them and drive others instead.
Patience is the key
The last time the teams met, Sweden won 5-0 away, but then it was 1-0 at half time.
- Sometimes you do not get a hole in this type of resistance after five or ten minutes and then they fight more.
It is important to have great patience and a high speed on the ball, as we will certainly see a Hungary that is very low, says Nannskog and continues:
- It is also important to try to take advantage of the edge game, pump in some posts and fill in with players in the penalty area.
We hope that there is great gaming joy in Sweden.
If you have not played and shown yourself to the audience for a long time with the national team, it probably spills extra into your legs.
Hungary missed ten players due to a corona fall when the team gathered on Sunday.