Sweden profile

[Rednallaw]

SWEDEN

COACH
Lars Lagerbäck


Tactics
4-4-2
4-3-3 when behind and in need of goal

PROBABLE LINEUP: Isaksson; Edman, Mellberg, Lucic, Östlund; Ljungberg, Linderoth, Svensson, Wilhelmsson; Ibrahimovic, Larsson


GOALKEEPERS

Andreas ISAKSSON
Rennes
Young and very talented, has had a shaky year for Rennes so far but been solid for Sweden
Chances of making final roster: 99%
Chances of starting: 95%

Eddie GUSTAVSSON
Lyn
Decent keeper, considered to be one of the top ones in Norway
Chances of making final roster: 99%
Chances of starting: 4%

John ALVBÅGE
Viborg
As young as Isaksson but not as talented, will spend his NT career as a backup
Chances of making final roster: 60%
Chances of starting: 1%


DEFENSE

Olof MELLBERG
Ason Villa - Central defender
Big, fast and strong. Good tackler and header. Our best defender and captain.
Chances of making final roster: 99%
Chances of starting: 99%

Erik EDMAN
Rennes - Left Back
Good at both defending and going forward. Good crosser and passer.
Chances of making final roster: 99%
Chances of starting: 99%

Teddy LUCIC
Häcken - Central defender
Unspectacular defender, always seem to do what is expected of him. Never has a bad game (or an excellent one).
Chances of making final roster: 95%
Chances of starting: 85%

Alexander ÖSTLUND
Feyenoord - Right back
Our biggest weakness in the backline, plays hard and reckless. Has more enthusiasm than skill.
Chances of making final roster: 90%
Chances of starting: 80%

Petter HANSSON
Heerenveen - Central defender
Nothing special really, has shown he's not quite good enough for the international game.
Chances of making the final roster: 70%
Chances of starting: 10%

Christoffer ANDERSSON
Lilleström - Right back
Nothing special
Chances of making final roster: 60%
Chances of starting: 20%

Daniel MAJSTOROVIC
Twente - Central defender
Good on his head and looks like a mean bastard
Chances of making final roster: 50%
Chances of starting: 5%

Mikael DORSIN
Rosenborg - Left back
Nothing special
Chances of making final roster: 20%
Chances of starting: 1%

Mikael Antonsson
Austria Wien - Central defender
The best defender in Sweden before moving to Austria, once there he has been injured and played very little.
Chances of making final roster: 1%
Chances of starting: 1%

Fredrik RISP
Genclerbirligi - Central defender
Will only make the squad in case of injury, not good enough for international play.
Chances of making final roster: 1%
Chances of starting: 1%


MIDFIELD

Anders SVENSSON
Elfsborgs IF - Attacking midfielder
Good passer and good technique, usually makes good decisions on the ball, can play it a bit safe sometimes. Seems to have gotten worse since moving back to Sweden.
Chances of making final roster: 99%
Chances of starting: 60%

Kim KÄLLSTRÖM
Rennes - Attacking midfield
Good passer and has a very good shot from outside the box. Reads the game well, his downside is that he is very slow. Will battle with Svensson for the attacking midfield spot.
Chances of making final roster: 99%
Chances of starting: 40%

Fredik LJUNGBERG
Arsenal - Right midfielder, left midfielder, attacking midfielder in a pinch
Very quick and makes intelligent runs. Always seem to be in the right place at the right time.
Chances of making final roster: 99%
Chances of starting: 99%

Tobias LINDEROTH
FC Köbenhavn - Defensive Midfielder
Good reader of the game who runs a lot. Does his work in the dark, if you haven't noticed him for the entire game he's probably done a good job.
Chances of making final roster: 95%
Chances of starting: 80%

Christian WILHELMSSON
Anderlecht - Right midfielder, left midfielder
Fast and an excellent dribbler. Often disappears from games. Limited defense, Will play in right midfield when Sweden faces a weaker team.
Chances of makig final roster: 95%
Chances of starting: 55%

Niclas ALEXANDERSSON
IFK Göteborg - Right Midfielder
Good crosser and a very loyal player. Will play right midfield when Sweden faces a stronger team.
Chances of making final roster: 80%
Chances of starting: 40%

Daniel ANDERSSON
Malmö FF - Defensive midfielder
Nothing special
Chances of making final roster: 70%
Chances of starting: 20%

Mikael NILSSON
Panathinaikos - Right midfielder, can also play right back but not very well as shown in Euro 2004
Nothing special
Chances of making final roster: 70%
Chances of starting: 10%

Tobias HYSÈN
Djurgårdens IF - Left midfielder
Pretty fast and a good crosser, the only natural left footed winger we have.
Chances of making final roster: 50%
Chances of starting: 10%


ATTACK

Zlatan IBRAHIMOVIC
Juventus
Something very special. Big, strong and worldclass technique. Excellent dribbler who does the unexpected, needs to improve his shooting slightly. The star of the team.
Chances of making final roster: 99%
Chances of starting: 99%

Henrik LARSSON
Barcelona
Intelligent player who makes a lot of runs. Great finisher but his age is starting to show.
Chances of making final roster: 95%
Chances of starting: 90%

Mattias JONSON
Djurgårdens IF
For some reason seems to be Lagerbäcks choice as third forward. Similar to Larsson in his playing style but not nearly as good.
Chances of making final roster: 70%
Chances of starting: 5%

Johan Elmander
Bröndby
Pretty alround, has played very well in Denmark. Has been in the running for the final squad since Euro 2000 but never made it, probably will this time though.
Chances of making final squad: 65%
Chances of starting: 5%

Markus ROSENBERG
Ajax
Good finisher but weak. Hasn't been good for Ajax so far.
Chances of making final roster: 55%
Chances of starting: 5%

Marcus ALLBÄCK
FC Köbenhavn
Has been a fixture for the team for a long time but now it's time to say good bye.
Chances of making final roster: 30%
Chances of starting: 5%

[STHLM]

nice profile! should be added that Sweden plays the 4-4-2 diamond formation

[dooodoool]

the only player sweden hava is ibrahimovic..the rest is shiiit...so withour ibra sweden out :rolleyes:

[SectionX]

the only player sweden hava is ibrahimovic..the rest is shiiit...so withour ibra sweden out :rolleyes:

Harsh but it's the truth. With zlatan sweden can beat anyone. Without him we're not that good. He reminds me of Peter Forsberg really.

[frenil]

Sweden managed to get to the quarters last World Cup without him.

Isaksson is by far more important, Sweden doesn't really have a backup. Don't get me wrong, I love Zlatan, but the succes or failure of Sweden doesn't ride on zlatan.

[SectionX]

Sweden managed to get to the quarters last World Cup without him.

Isaksson is by far more important, Sweden doesn't really have a backup. Don't get me wrong, I love Zlatan, but the succes or failure of Sweden doesn't ride on zlatan.

in the world cup qualifier we did. Zlatan scored 8 goals and some very important ones.

[frenil]

in the world cup qualifier we did. Zlatan scored 8 goals and some very important ones.

Zlatan is dispensable, there's other options, whereas there's no reasonable option if Isaksson were not to play.

Zlatan is the best player Sweden has but that doesn't make him the most important player on the team.

[ExpatSwede]

I agree with frenil - How many times did Isaksson save our a**? :) Isaksson has been consistently world-class during the WCQ campaign.

But about Zlatan - Without him we can (and should) make the final 16 - but with him we could go much further...

[SectionX]

I believe we can finish in the final 4 if zlatan has a very good world cup. He has been very good in juventus latley. Assisting players and scoring.

[Buschkauz]

sweden depends to much on ibrahimovic...if he is in poor shape, then it will be tough for them

[frenil]

sweden depends to much on ibrahimovic...if he is in poor shape, then it will be tough for them

not really.

[dooodoool]

not really.


stop your BS man...sweden doesnt have any real talents accept 4 IBRA..
if ibra isnt in swedish team sweden will not win a single game and will be crushed....so all in all: swedish NT= IBRA..

who the fck is issakson lol...dont name skanky players man..name strong players like luca toni italia and ibrahimovic..etc...ps ljungberg have no talent just gay :D

[frenil]

stop your BS man...sweden doesnt have any real talents accept 4 IBRA..
if ibra isnt in swedish team sweden will not win a single game and will be crushed....so all in all: swedish NT= IBRA..

who the fck is issakson lol...dont name skanky players man..name strong players like luca toni italia and ibrahimovic..etc...ps ljungberg have no talent just gay :D

Did they teach you to write dots in special school?

[dooodoool]

Did they teach you to write dots in special school?


wow is that all you have to come up with??
dont be mad the fact is sweden sux without ibrahimovic..your bosnian star lol

[frenil]

wow is that all you have to come up with??
dont be mad the fact is sweden sux without ibrahimovic..your bosnian star lol

I'm not mad, it was just a question. A valid question, I might add, given your spastic appearance.

[JanBalk]

stop your BS man...sweden doesnt have any real talents accept 4 IBRA..
if ibra isnt in swedish team sweden will not win a single game and will be crushed....so all in all: swedish NT= IBRA..

who the fck is issakson lol...dont name skanky players man..name strong players like luca toni italia and ibrahimovic..etc...ps ljungberg have no talent just gay :D
That's pure BS. Without Zlatan we may not have a very good offence and may not win much but it still will be hard to beat Sweden and unless you consider a 0-2 loss getting chrused that part is just stupid.

[STHLM]

stop your BS man...sweden doesnt have any real talents accept 4 IBRA..
if ibra isnt in swedish team sweden will not win a single game and will be crushed....so all in all: swedish NT= IBRA..

who the fck is issakson lol...dont name skanky players man..name strong players like luca toni italia and ibrahimovic..etc...ps ljungberg have no talent just gay :D

Why comment on something you obviously know nothing about? in 2002 the Swedish team half as good as this one managed to win the group of death. Unlike many other teams such as Italy, Sweden is a team unit. When you add a player like Zlatan it makes the Swedish team lethal. I don't think that the semi-finals are out of question.

[dooodoool]

I'm not mad, it was just a question. A valid question, I might add, given your spastic appearance.

woooooooow easy there johan lol

how are you guys going to play this wc without your cheating partner denmark(2-2 ey?)

i suggest you guys to avoid ITALIA cause they will simply rape your team this time around..LUCA TONI CASSANO ;)

[STHLM]

wow is that all you have to come up with??
dont be mad the fact is sweden sux without ibrahimovic..your bosnian star lol

Please stop calling Zlatan Bosnian. He is born in Sweden and is a product of Swedish football.

[dooodoool]

Why comment on something you obviously know nothing about? in 2002 the Swedish team half as good as this one managed to win the group of death. Unlike many other teams such as Italy, Sweden is a team unit. When you add a player like Zlatan it makes the Swedish team lethal. I don't think that the semi-finals are out of question.


during last euro it was all about zlatan dude
ps i know more then you
one of the best player you got accept 4 zlatan is ljungberg and hes not even that good
just a commercial player