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Several thousand spectators will be present when Russia hosts Sweden. And Janne Andersson would have liked to see a similar solution on Swedish soil.
– The basic attitude for me is that you should be able to receive spectators at matches, says the captain of the Swedish team before the international friendly in Moscow.
Janne Andersson.
The Nations League games at home against France and Portugal were played in a desolate Friends arena.
Now there is something else waiting for Sweden: hearing.
The friendly match against Russia on Thursday night and next week’s Nations League match against Portugal in Lisbon will be played in front of several thousand spectators. At present, it is unclear what will happen to Croatia in Zagreb on Saturday.
– The basic attitude for me is that you must be able to welcome the spectators in the matches, if you do it in a controlled way. I guess this is done in Moscow, says the captain of the national team, Janne Andersson.
– I have been one of the advocates, like basically everyone in this industry, that we should also have had an audience in Sweden.
Team captain and midfielder Sebastian Larsson, who is in the starting eleven against Russia, is happy to finally be able to play in front of an audience again.
– The basic feeling is that it’s fun, that’s what everyone was waiting for. We want crowded stands and get back to some form of normalcy, he says.
However, the 35-year-old does not want to say when it may be relevant to have partially filled stands on Swedish soil, at international matches and at the Allsvenskan.
– Players must trust the decision makers, the authorities. If you run during a soccer career and worry about everything that you are not involved in or can make decisions about, then you could never have focused on soccer, he says.
Since October 1, the Uefa European Football Association has allowed spectators up to 30% of the spectator capacity at international matches, provided it is approved by local authorities.
