Italy vs Sweden Nat League (Olympics qual)

[musik]

Yesterday Sweden beat Italy away by 1-0 in the Women's Nations League.

Anyone saw it or any other game in the Nations League?

Good for Sweden with three points in the run for the Olympics in Paris in 2024. I believe Spain beat Switzerland on the other hand though.

Lina Hurtig was voted among the five best players but she was very clumsy and made two dangerous tackles/collisions. She stretched and hold her shoe up towards a running player and the second time she headbutted/collided with an Italian player. Both situation looked very ugly. Afterwards she complained mostly about the referee. She didn't even get a yellow card. That should have been the complaint!

She was bad defensively and didn't move enough.

Some people commented negatively on her in the game vs Spain, but she was much worse, actually awful vs Italy.

So how they thought she was terrific yesterday is beyond reality.

According to me, the best players were Kaneryd who scored the winner and Blackstenius who ran her socks off. The media said Blackstenius wasn't good. Seriously? She also got the blame for not scoring. Well, if she doesn't get the passes, whose fault is that?

[thehartshillbadger]

Sept 27, 2023 17:43:05 GMT musik said:

Yesterday Sweden beat Italy away by 1-0 in the Women's Nations League.

Anyone saw it or any other game in the Nations League?

Good for Sweden with three points in the run for the Olympics in Paris in 2024. I believe Spain beat Switzerland on the other hand though.

Lina Hurtig was voted among the five best players but she was very clumsy and made two dangerous tackles/collisions. She stretched and hold her shoe up towards a running player and the second time she headbutted/collided with an Italian player. Both situation looked very ugly. Afterwards she complained mostly about the referee. She didn't even get a yellow card. That should have been the complaint!

She was bad defensively and didn't move enough.

Some people commented negatively on her in the game vs Spain, but she was much worse, actually awful vs Italy.

So how they thought she was terrific yesterday is beyond reality.

According to me, the best players were Kaneryd who scored the winner and Blackstenius who ran her socks off. The media said Blackstenius wasn't good. Seriously? She also got the blame for not scoring. Well, if she doesn't get the passes, whose fault is that?

No one gives a rats ass about womens football over here Musik. Congrats to your ladies on the win though👍🏻

[maine]

Obviously I disagree with Hartshill's comment Musik, as I follow the Women's game and Sweden.
I fear Hurtig's best days have gone. She looked rather poor in the WC.
Must return to the radio commentary from Bournemouth!

[thehartshillbadger]

Sept 27, 2023 19:16:05 GMT maine said:

Obviously I disagree with Hartshill's comment Musik, as I follow the Women's game and Sweden.
I fear Hurtig's best days have gone. She looked rather poor in the WC.
Must return to the radio commentary from Bournemouth!

Tbh honest I shouldn’t have commented as I have zero interest. Apologies to the splendid Musik for hijacking his thread.
As you were👍🏻

[musik]

Sept 27, 2023 19:16:05 GMT maine said:

Obviously I disagree with Hartshill's comment Musik, as I follow the Women's game and Sweden.
I fear Hurtig's best days have gone. She looked rather poor in the WC.
Must return to the radio commentary from Bournemouth!

The Hurtig case is very strange. Perhaps she fulfils her task well, maybe she is supposed to get to a position on the pitch all the time where noone else are?
They say she both attacks and defend well.
The attacking part at that perhaps when she gets the ball in the open space in no man land and plays it, but defensively?