Chapter 618: Civilian Team VS Star Team

Just as Jones is being buzzed by the media and fans, the England-Sweden match is about to begin.

Who will win England vs Sweden?!

England have scored 16 goals and conceded one goal in the four games that have ended, and their attacking power is the most powerful of all teams.

Sweden are not very attacking and have averaged 12 shots per game in their four World Cup matches, the fewest of any team outside of France to reach the last eight.

However, Sweden have failed to score in just one of their last seven World Cup games, despite being lacklustre forwards, and although they are not as good as England in attack, they have done a good job defensively, conceding the only goal they conceded against North Korea.

Some argue that Sweden have a higher chance of winning, citing the fact that Sweden have gone through the bracket of death and already have experience against strong teams.

But England's first four opponents were not strong, did not stand a serious test, and lost against Belgium.

At around 1 o'clock on July 7, at the Samara Arena, there were already fans who couldn't wait to gather: "There will definitely be a great game today!" ”

Some fans are very optimistic about today's game, thinking that the attacking English team will give them a visual feast.

At 1 o'clock, the Swedish bus was the first to enter the Samara stadium, and a large number of reporters who had been waiting here for a long time became excited, and they surrounded it!

The bus door opened, Andersson walked down, and the reporters asked enthusiastically.

Anderson ignored the reporter's question and walked towards the locker room with a serious face.

The reporters shook their heads in their hearts, the pressure on Andersson is too much now, and this serious expression will definitely affect the atmosphere of the team!

Journalists had no choice but to keep their sights on the players.

It's really a civilian Swedish team, and when the reporters look up, there are a lot of Swedish players that they are not familiar with.

Only United's Victor Lindelof, Roma goalkeeper Olsen, and a handful of people who play in Europe are a little more familiar and they can't even name the rest.

Sweden are not a team with a lot of stars, they rely more on teamwork, but that doesn't mean they haven't produced world-class stars.

The arrogant Zlatan Ibrahimovic is synonymous with Swedish football, while Ibrahimovic also opted to retire from the national team after the European Championships.

However, on the eve of the World Cup, there were rumors that Ibrahimovic might return to the national team, but the Swedish coach rejected this request, and judging from the current record of the Swedish team, the Swedish team has made a breakthrough in the World Cup without Ibrahimovic.

Ibrahimovic is the pinnacle of Swedish football, having won the Swedish Footballer of the Year award 13 times and is also Sweden's all-time leading goalscorer, scoring 61 goals in 107 international appearances, well ahead of second-placed Henrik Larsson with 23 goals.

As a high school striker, Ibrahimovic has delicate skills and shooting skills, which makes him a rare super goalscorer.

However, Ibrahimovic's personal characteristics mean that the team needs to build tactical ideas around him, whether on or off the field, they must have Ibrahimovic at the core.

Especially in the past Swedish national team, Ibrahimovic's performance determines the success or failure of the team, although Ibrahimovic has always been able to score wonderful goals in the game, but the Swedish team has never become a competitive team in football.

Sweden is not a team with many stars, so they must mobilize the enthusiasm of all the players on the pitch and make up for the lack of stars with reasonable team football, and Ibrahimovic's presence will more or less affect the attitude of other teams on the field.

The Swedish coach made a wise choice, and Ibrahimovic was of course the spiritual banner of the team after the Swedish team eliminated Italy in the World Preliminary Play-offs, but it is not the credit of the current Swedish team to reach the World Cup finals

It's a team-wide effort, so bringing in Ibrahimovic at this point in time won't help the team's morale, but will dampen the team's motivation.

For Ibrahimovic, he is the team's all-time leading scorer and the best player the country has produced, but in terms of this World Cup, Sweden without Ibrahimovic has become a more holistic team and a better team.

The Sweden team did not interest a lot of journalists, and they targeted the players, but the players did not stop and followed the manager into the dressing room.

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Ten minutes later, the England buses slowly approached, and the reporters were even more excited.

If Sweden is a civilian team, England are now star-studded.

Kane and Vardy have long been famous and famous all over the world, Jones and Rashford are very popular, especially Jones's 8 goals in 3 games, which made him more famous and has a tendency to become the brightest star of this World Cup.

With his brilliant performances at Tottenham, Alli has let fans around the world know that he is one of the best playmakers in world football today.

Raheem Sterling, who has a reputation for not being famous, has long made a name for himself in the league, and Henderson and Pickford, who have performed well, are of course star-studded England teams

The bus stopped, and Southgate stepped out of the bus first, his expression calm.

This made the English reporter nod slightly in his heart.

During questioning, Southgate stopped in front of the reporter.

The different performances of the two managers show that the two managers have different mentalities for this game.

Remembering to ask, "Mr. Gareth, what do you think of this game?!" ”

Southgate said: "Every game in the World Cup is important, we play every game like a World Cup final! ”

As England's stars stepped off the bus, all journalists had to talk to England players.

Kane and Jones walked towards reporters and the rest of the players headed towards the dressing room, which they had agreed in advance.

"England's twin stars!" A reporter whispered!

The two won the first and second scorers in the Premier League, and in the World Cup game, the two also played 3 games, one scored 8 goals, and the other scored 5 goals, why don't let their fans pay attention to them!

Southgate turned around and tapped Kane and Jones on the shoulder, leaving the scene to them.

"Jones, how are you feeling right now?!" The English journalist was the first to ask.

Jones said with a smile: "Very good, as long as there is a football game, I am full of power!" ”

The Russian journalist asked: "Then can you still score in this game?!" ”

Jones replied: "I'm confident in my form and today I'll help the team win by scoring goals!" ”

Looking at the confident Jones, the Swedish reporter's heart sank, because Jones had already proven himself in the game, not only because of the 8 goals in 3 games in the World Cup!

In the season just ended, he became the first star in Premier League history to score more than 110 goals in a single season, scored 70 league goals, and put on wonderful performances in many important games, and the even more terrifying Jones is now only 19 years old!

With the arrival of both teams, the number of fans in Atletico Samara is growing, and the reporters in the broadcast box are actively preparing to narrate the match.