«17 years without a loss against Norway had passed. And my God, it hurts when such prestige ranks crack. ” It writes Aftonbladet’s profiled writer Johanna Frändén after the 1-2 loss against Norway on Sunday. She is not alone in being frustrated and disappointed after the loss against Erling Braut Haaland and the Norwegian team. Sweden star Dejan Kulusevski is very disappointed with the match. He tells news that he thinks Norway won deservedly. – They were better than us. They were not very good, but I think we were pretty weak today. They deserved it, says the Tottenham star. Here you can see highlights from the match: – It is not right Kulusevski thinks Sweden appeared insecure and hesitant against a good Norwegian team. – We must become much, much better in all areas, especially mentally, we must take away the fear we have. Against a team like Norway, it does not matter who comes here, it will be difficult to play against us. It is not right that we do such a round as we do today, he says. – You use a word like fear, was it Haaland you were afraid of? – No. But we did not play well, we did not know what to do. I think we had a good attack in 45 minutes, it’s not good, Kulusevski says to news. NOT SATISFIED: Dejan Kulusevski is very critical of the Swedes’ performance against Norway. Photo: SIMON HASTEGÅRD / BILDBYRÅN – Totally horrible Sweden’s national team manager Janne Andersson is not as negative as Kulusevski. Andersson is more annoyed by the penalty situation that gave 1-0 than the Swedes’ own game. – Totally horrible. I’ve seen it again, and if we have VAR, and they can not even judge that situation better, then we do not need VAR. It’s terribly bad, he says. Still, he takes the loss seriously. – It’s boring to lose, terribly boring. But if I look at the performance as a whole, I think we’re doing ok. Parts of the fight are pretty good, too. But it is not possible to get away from the fact that the penalty kick “sets” the match a bit. It’s incredibly boring. When you have VAR, you get to make the right decisions, he repeats. BLAME ON WHERE: Janne Andersson. Photo: VEGARD GRØTT / BILDBYRÅN – Do not tell me that we were bad Norway’s national team captain Martin Ødegaard disagrees with the Swedes who think Sweden was the best. – I feel that we were pretty solid from start to finish. It was a period in the beginning of the second half where they had a lot of dead balls and a little pressure on us, otherwise I feel that we controlled it. They did not create the whole world, says Ødegaard to news. Janne Andersson counters with the following: – Do not tell me that we were bad today, then I will not be happy. We were good for long periods, they were no better than us, but they won the match. And then we can talk more about the penalty kick. Take a look at it and discuss what you think about it. It was nowhere near a penalty, and that with VAR, he sighs. BLID: Ståle Solbakken has Erling Braut Haaland in the squad. By then, most coaches had smiled as broadly as Solbakken does here. Photo: VEGARD GRØTT / BILDBYRÅN National team manager Ståle Solbakken describes the victory as “huge” for Norway. Solbakken is impressed by the unity and courage of the group. – It is a group that loves to play for Norway. I think we have had one setback in the last 2-3 gatherings, private matches and all, it is a bunch who thrive together, he thinks. – Not happy before we go to a championship A Swedish reporter asks Solbakken if he thinks the match was more important for Norway than for Sweden, then the national team manager had to smile. – I guess you like to say that now, I think. But no, you should not ignore that. We may be in a phase of desperation to get to a playoffs, and once we do, I think it’s going to be easier to get to more playoffs. It is important for us to get that breakthrough, and then we must learn to beat better ranked teams, says Solbakken. He receives support from Morten Thorsby, who now warns against taking off after the brilliant start to the national league group game. Thorsby knows all too well how long it has been since Norway succeeded in shooting itself into good company. – We just have to keep going, we can not be happy until we go to a championship. Now we have made two good matches, but we are not allowed to be happy until we take this team to a championship, he states. GOOD MOOD: The Norwegian team has every reason to cheer after two raw away victories in a row. Photo: SIMON HASTEGÅRD / BILDBYRÅN Sweden boss asks for time Janne Andersson has changed Sweden’s style of play and is prepared for the fact that it will take time to get the results the Swedes demand. He thinks it is easy to see in Norway that Ståle Solbakken is starting to get a turn on things. – He has been national team manager for a year and a half and has played in the same way all the time and has set a game, he has been very clear on how they should play. I have been national team manager for six years, and now we have decided that we will play in a new way. It will take time, and I have made that decision, he says. Norway now continues with two home games in the National League. Slovenia will first wait for Ullevaal on 9 June before concluding the match with a new match against Sweden on 12 June. The National League group game ends with two matches against Slovenia (away) and Serbia (at home) on September 24 and 27.
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