The Swiss team is to score points on Sunday in Bern against Iceland to avoid the Camouflet in ‘its’ Euro. The selector Pia Sundhage and her players face ‘a big pressure’.
‘There will be great pressure tomorrow, but all the players have gained confidence in recent days despite the defeat against Norway’, the Swedish said on Saturday, who said at a press conference that its entire workforce was operational.
Asked about the state of mind of the Swiss group after this opening match lost in Basel, Pia Sundhagus explained that she had not had to do much to re-mobilize her troops. ‘It was rather they who taught me things’, she said. ‘I am very proud of what they did and what they said.’
Watch out for ‘CPA’
Facing Iceland, the selector expects a ‘physical’ match. At a press conference, she has repeatedly mentioned the importance of defending well on the set kicks. It is indeed on a corner that Norway scratched Switzerland on Wednesday in Basel on Wednesday.
‘It will also be necessary to be wary of their counterattacks, in particular the speed of Sveindis Jonsdottir which had hurt us in the League of Nations (Red: two draws 0-0 and 3-3 this year)’, also warned Sundhagus.
An eye on Norway-Finland
To avoid the worst scenario, an elimination at 11:00 p.m. Sunday at the Stade de Switzerland, Switzerland must score points. But the result of the duel between Norway and Finland a little earlier (6:00 p.m. in Sion) will also have its importance.
‘I am rather the type to focus on the present moment and take advantage of the match,’ said Sundhage. ‘But we will obviously have an eye on the other poster and if the result commands us to be more aggressive, we will adapt.’
24 hours from a meeting that could also dictate her future at the head of the selection, the 65 -year -old Swedish was not worried: ‘we did our homework. In Basel, the players were able to turn the pressure to its advantage and I have the impression that they will go even further tomorrow. I am very optimistic. ‘
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