The reserve is sent home
Updated 06:38 | Published at 06:11
WELLINGTON. Caroline Seger has trained fully but will not start against South Africa.
Kosovare Asllani will thus become team captain in Sweden’s World Cup premiere.
In addition, the squad is completely nailed down, which means that Julia Zigiotti Olme has to go home.
When Sweden played the unofficial World Cup qualifier against the Philippines, Kosovare Asllani was the team captain, according to Sportbladet’s information. According to her own statement, the Swedish striker played 60 minutes and must have had the bandage when she and Magdalena Eriksson were on the field at the same time.
Now it is clear that she will be the team captain in tomorrow’s World Cup opener against South Africa, revealed Peter Gerhardsson at the press conference the day before the match.
– I love taking responsibility out on the field and enjoy being involved in the game both on and off. You feel a little extra responsibility, but I’m comfortable with that, but out on the field we do it together and complement each other, says Asllani.
full screen Caroline Seger together with Kosovare Asllani Photo: Pontus Orre
Praised by Magda
Another who has been team captain in Caroline Seger’s absence is Magdalena Eriksson. However, she is completely satisfied that Asllani will be the team captain.
– What has been so incredibly impressive with “Kosse” is how natural it is for her to take responsibility, it comes so naturally. It feels like something she just grows out of and it’s very inspired and cool and rare. She always manages to be the best when it matters most and that is a very important quality. Being a leader is being able to stand up when it’s windy, says Eriksson.
full screen Zigiotti Olme, in the middle, gets to go home from the WC the day before the premiere.
Reserve goes home
Peter Gerhardsson also announced that the squad is completely nailed. Caroline Seger has responded well when training has been stepped up which means that Julia Zigiotti Olme, who went to New Zealand as a reserve, will go home.
– Today after training we decided that Julia Zigiotti Olme will go home. She was there to back up if Seger couldn’t drive. Since Seger has stepped up and is running full speed, we made a decision today. This means that we have a squad filled with 23 playable players, says Gerhardsson.
Gerhardsson says that everyone except Stina Lennartsson trained fully the day before the match. The full-back joined last night after being called up to the squad when Hanna Lundkvist was injured. The national team captain also says that neither she nor Seger are ready for 90 minutes against South Africa, but that he has good hopes that everyone else in the team is.
full screen Musovic and Falk settle for the goalkeeper spot. Photo: Pontus Orre
2023-07-22 04:12:56
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