Swedish head coach, Lars Lagerbäck, is very concern that Trinidad and Tobago skipper (Dwight Yorke) is playing a defensive midfield position. Lars believes that Yorke is very effective in the defensive midfield position and his experience can surge the Trinidad and Tobago team to positive and deadly attacks (this comes to light after seeing yorke hold down the position against all three europeans opponents.
http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/sport/story/0,2789,836403,00.htmlSweden have more concerns as their starting goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson had to leave practice today because of severe back problems. The goalkeeper had been getting severe back pains for quite some time but has been taking pills to reduce the pain. The back up goalkeeper, John Alvbage, is huge but lacks experience. He is only 23 years of age and carries 2 international caps for sweden. He earned his first cap on January 4th, 2006 when Jordan played Sweden. There other goalkeeper, Rami
Shaaban is older but also lacks international caps. He carries only 1 cap (earned early this year against Finland).
http://expressen.se/expressen/jsp/polopoly.jsp?a=602928Zlatan and Ljungberg are not the best of friends. In fact, after the game against Chile (in which they drew 1-1) the two had a verbal confrontation. Zlatan is easily annoyed type of player when he does not get the services he so desires and carries a minor leg injury.
http://expressen.se/expressen/jsp/polopoly.jsp?a=603044The sweds strongest attribute to the team is their midfield. The carry a very experienced midfield. All their midfielders have earned 30 or more international playing caps. In addition, they are all european bound players.
The last time Sweden played T & T in November 1983, Sweden won 3-0. Mats Jingblad, head coach of IFK Norrköping, (Swedish first division team) scored 3 headers goals against T &T. June 10th the 2 teams meet again.....what would be the outcome? Only time would tell.
In other news, David Beckham missed England's final training session on home soil before the World Cup squad left for Germany. The England captain picked up an ankle injury during Saturday's 6-0 warm-up win over Jamaica and took no part in Monday morning's session.
ps: e-man, I could not get the page translated but was assisted by a Swedish national to read the pages. See what you could do for me.
Kingman