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Post by musik on Sept 5, 2021 6:26:47 GMT
Sweden-Uzbekistan ⚽
Can Sweden continue their good run run and beat Uzbekistan? The swedes 2-1 victory against Spain was well deserved. Uzbekistan is 83 on the world ranking. Sweden is now 17.
Sweden have announced they will start with 11 other players.
GK Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Swansea 2015-2020, now AIK)
DEF Mattias Johansson (Legia Warszaw)
DEF Marcus Danielsson (Dalian Pro, China)
DEF Joakim Nilsson (Arminia Bielefeld)
DEF Martin Olsson (Blackburn, Norwich, Swansea 2007-2019, now Malmö FF)
MIDF Ken Sema (Watford)
MIDF Mattias Svanberg (Bologna)
MIDF Jens Cajuste (FC Midtjylland)
MIDF Jesper Karlsson (AZ Alkmaar)
FW Robin Quaison (Mainz 2017-2021, now Al-Ettifaq, Saudi Arabia)
FW Isaac Kiese Thelin (Anderlecht, on loan to Kasimpaşa)
It's a friendly game.
To my surprise, our former star player Henrik Larsson's son Jordan (forward, Spartak Moscow), only made it to the bench.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Sept 5, 2021 7:06:58 GMT
I’m surprised Mr Miyagi isn’t starting alongside Danielsson👀
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Post by GreaterGlasgowstokie on Sept 5, 2021 8:37:59 GMT
Sweden, for a country of only 10 million or so, always have a decent side, always qualify, often get to knockouts and quarter finals. How do they do it?
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Post by armitage on Sept 5, 2021 9:36:06 GMT
Pretty much the same as Portugal and Belgium, l think, which shows it can be done with a country with that size of population. Croatia much smaller and their sporting record (well football and tennis at any rate) is brilliant.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2021 9:50:51 GMT
Sweden, for a country of only 10 million or so, always have a decent side, always qualify, often get to knockouts and quarter finals. How do they do it? I really don’t get this comparison of population to football output. There’s so much more to it than averages. Of course, at the extremes, it becomes more surprising, but Sweden have a similar population to Portugal, Belgium and Czech. The US, India and China are unlikely to do much better than they currently do despite large populations because football isn’t a part of their culture. Nordic countries also breed men and women with the frame of an athlete and they have good social programs/facilities to allow them to develop skills that they want to pursue. |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Sept 5, 2021 9:57:14 GMT
Sweden, for a country of only 10 million or so, always have a decent side, always qualify, often get to knockouts and quarter finals. How do they do it? I really don’t get this comparison of population to football output. There’s so much more to it than averages. Of course, at the extremes, it becomes more surprising, but Sweden have a similar population to Portugal, Belgium and Czech. The US, India and China are unlikely to do much better than they currently do despite large populations because football isn’t a part of their culture. Nordic countries also breed men and women with the frame of an athlete and they have good social programs/facilities to allow them to develop skills that they want to pursue. The U.K. is probably the best place to compare national teams. All have basically the same access to facilities and same culture, the differing populations falls in line where each nation is in the pecking order. |
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Post by armitage on Sept 5, 2021 10:07:27 GMT
Sweden, for a country of only 10 million or so, always have a decent side, always qualify, often get to knockouts and quarter finals. How do they do it? I really don’t get this comparison of population to football output. There’s so much more to it than averages. Of course, at the extremes, it becomes more surprising, but Sweden have a similar population to Portugal, Belgium and Czech. The US, India and China are unlikely to do much better than they currently do despite large populations because football isn’t a part of their culture. Nordic countries also breed men and women with the frame of an athlete and they have good social programs/facilities to allow them to develop skills that they want to pursue. I get what you're saying but l think you'll be waiting a long time before we see Norway lifting the World Cup ! |
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Post by GreaterGlasgowstokie on Sept 5, 2021 11:15:45 GMT
Sweden, for a country of only 10 million or so, always have a decent side, always qualify, often get to knockouts and quarter finals. How do they do it? I really don’t get this comparison of population to football output. There’s so much more to it than averages. Of course, at the extremes, it becomes more surprising, but Sweden have a similar population to Portugal, Belgium and Czech. The US, India and China are unlikely to do much better than they currently do despite large populations because football isn’t a part of their culture. Nordic countries also breed men and women with the frame of an athlete and they have good social programs/facilities to allow them to develop skills that they want to pursue. I don't think it's genetic superiority, they are a very multi-cultural country and all their best players to my memory have been from non-swedish ethnic background s. I was thinking more about a combination of mentality, a happy cohesive society and provision of facilities |
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Post by thevoid on Sept 5, 2021 12:09:07 GMT
Pretty much the same as Portugal and Belgium, l think, which shows it can be done with a country with that size of population. Croatia much smaller and their sporting record (well football and tennis at any rate) is brilliant. Belgium have a once in a lifetime generation of players (but have still yet to win anything). Before then I'd put them on a par with Poland. |
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Post by musik on Sept 5, 2021 13:13:02 GMT
1-0 to Sweden.
Own goal by the debutant in defence from Uzbekistan.
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Post by musik on Sept 5, 2021 13:15:26 GMT
I’m surprised Mr Miyagi isn’t starting alongside Danielsson👀 I'm not, Pat Morita who played him died in 2005. |
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Post by JoeinOz on Sept 5, 2021 13:18:26 GMT
Wales are beating scaramouche
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Post by musik on Sept 5, 2021 13:36:50 GMT
Kiese Thelin (Anderlecht, on loan to Kasimpaşa) just made it 2-0.
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Post by a on Sept 5, 2021 13:38:40 GMT
Wales are beating scaramouche Not anymore |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2021 13:40:44 GMT
Wales led briely.2-1 down now in Belarus
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Post by JoeinOz on Sept 5, 2021 13:45:17 GMT
Wales led briely.2-1 down now in Belarus Really bolloxed it up |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2021 14:13:19 GMT
Not touched him for Belarus pen. Dived into the high boot. open game at the minute
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Post by musik on Sept 5, 2021 14:50:54 GMT
I went to the kitchen.
Then what happened?
Uzbekistan scored, of course.
🧐
2-1
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Post by musik on Sept 5, 2021 14:54:45 GMT
Sweden's first 20 mins were the best.
The game obviously not up to the standard or excitement as the one this week against Spain.
Sweden-Spain 2-1 (WC qual)
Sweden-Uzbekistan 2-1 (friendly)
Important WC qual game vs Greece on Wednesday.
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Post by musik on Sept 5, 2021 14:55:26 GMT
Still planning to see Sweden-England in December 2022.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2021 14:55:37 GMT
Wales nicked it. Was a good game. Bale with 3. 2 pens.
Sweden looking a tidy side again
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