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SOLNA. Is there room for a Cristiano Ronaldo in Sweden’s disciplined national team?
Yes, says Janne Andersson.
– If he had had a Swedish passport, he probably would have taken it out, says the captain of the national team.
Sweden will face Portugal in the Nations League on Tuesday, after losing 1-0 to France on Saturday. Tough opposition awaits again in Division A of the tournament. Portugal won against Croatia 4-1 this weekend.
– They played a very strong game against Croatia. They have many skilled players. If you look at his results in recent years, it’s very good. At the same time, you should know that they actually finished second in their qualifying group for the European Championship, where they lost to Ukraine and only took one point at home. So it’s not the case that they’re unbeatable if you get it, says Sweden’s national team captain Janne Andersson.
Portuguese media believe that superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will start against Sweden after missing the match against Croatia, but if he does come into play, Blågult will not make any tactical moves to deal with the Juventus player.
– For our part, we have great respect for all the players of the Portuguese team. So Cristiano is an exceptionally good player. But we don’t make big changes to our game, play it or not.
– But it will be a little different if they play with Cristiano Ronaldo or not. So we don’t have any plans for one or the other.
Andersson continues:
– It is clear that a player like Ronaldo has a very big impact on his team, and his offensive qualities are his absolute strengths. So if it gets better or worse, I don’t want to speculate, but there will be a little difference. It is impossible to escape.
– If it relies heavily on individual ability, as in the case of Ronaldo, it will make a big difference whether he plays or not. We haven’t built our game that way. We have built our game from an interaction. We have to work with other parts of the game, because we don’t have a Ronaldo on our team.
Portugal’s Swedish scout Lasse Jacobsson says before the game that Ronaldo does not work very hard defensively and that when he plays, Portugal uses a 4-1-4-1 formation in defensive play, precisely because the star does not contribute much. . in that part.
So would there have been room for a Cristiano Ronaldo, like that, in Janne Andersson’s Swedish team? That question was asked by the league captain on Monday.
– If I had had a Swedish passport, I probably would have taken it out, Andersson replies.
– He probably wouldn’t have said no because of the degree of skill he has. Or enough… he hadn’t said no.
Sweden-Portugal kicks off on Tuesday at 8:45 p.m. You can watch the game on TV4, C More Live and cmore.se. The transmission begins at 8:00 p.m.
