Since the World Cup where Sweden was successful and took bronze, Nilla Fischer has not been the first choice in midfield.

Against Latvia, she was back, but she does not deny that it is not fun to sit on the bench.

- No matter which team it is, it is always tough when you are not allowed to play, says Fischer to SVT Sport.

The 36-year-old feels ready to play.

- I feel in good physical shape and feel that I have a flow.

But it's not me who takes out the team.

"Should go for quality"

She does not think that age should play a role in team selections and believes that she herself has the quality that is needed.

- I think so, but there are very many.

We have extremely tough competition in midfield, so it is not the case that there are bad players to compete with.

I think that as a coach you should simply go for quality.

Federation captain Peter Gerhardsson has, among others, Magdalena Eriksson, Amanda Ilestedt and Linda Sembrant to choose from as an alternative to Fischer.

- When it pours Nilla, there are explanations that she has not been with and has not played.

Part of it is the competitive situation.

Since then, she has been very good at training during both the previous and this collection.

We need a competitive situation in all positions and we really have that in the midfield position.

I think it is positive that she is back properly now, he says.

Sweden will meet Iceland in a group final in the European Championship qualifiers on Tuesday.

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The return of the veterans Photo: Bildbyrån