Graham Potter has shown blue-yellow means championship color. Stumbling to a World Cup ticket, then running after the ball against Norway at Ullevaal before leaving the World Cup. This miserable run-up to the championship turned out to mean nothing when the World Cup referee blew for kick-off against Tunisia. A 5-1 win and “all” Sweden brings back memories of the 1994 World Cup, when Sweden with the Thomas Brolin gang wreaked havoc.
Johan Dolck Wall, journalist at Expressen, explains the situation and the sudden change of mood in Sweden after the overrun of Tunisia.
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“After such a long time with Jon Dahl Tomasson, we got the playoff games under Graham Potter, and it looked okay there, but it wasn’t a great achievement either, but for the friendlies against Greece (draw) and Norway (loss) the expectations dropped quite a bit”, the journalist begins to Bold.
“So before this game, Swedish football fans were very unsure of what to expect. That (the 5-1 win) has really boosted their faith. People are already talking about the magical summer of 1994, when Sweden won bronze. They were also far from being medal favorites there,” the journalist continues.
Which highlights Alexander Isak as the really big surprise.
“It’s quite interesting. It’s a bit like they forgot about Alexander Isak before this championship because he had a bad season at Liverpool. They didn’t know what form he would be in, and the fact that he did so well in the first game also means that expectations have risen.
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Then we will see when Norway starts its playoffs, if the Swedes can point their noses across the border, beat themselves on the chest and take back the “big brother” status in the World Cup.
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