http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sebastian-Larsson-c32733 thinks that the Blue-Yellow have got what it takes to beat England in their second Group-D match on Friday, and expected the game to be a thrilling one.
Following their 2-1 defeat in the opening match against co-hosts http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032 on Monday, Sweden find themselves at the bottom of the group and will require at least a point out of their fixture against the Three Lions, in order to bolster their chances of qualifying
for the next round.
Even though Roy Hodgson’s England have been heavily tipped as favourites, the Swedish will have the history on their side, as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 have only managed to beat the Blue-Yellow just a single time in the last 43 years.
Anyhow, the Sunderland player refused to be drawn into the stats and believed that the Three Lions have become a more potent side under the management of Hodgson. However, he was upbeat about his country’s chances of getting the better of their opponents
on Friday, but admitted they need to be at their very best.
While talking to reporters, he said: “We expect a tough game, they will be organised, especially since Roy [Hodgson] took over. We both need the points and if we play to our capabilities we can beat England.”
Sweden lost their opener against Ukraine despite grabbing the lead through http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andriy-Shevchenko-c6014 scored a brace to pull out an unlikely win for his country.
Larsson bemoaned his team’s lapse of concentration in squandering their advantage, and was gutted with his performance in the match.
However, the 27-year old insisted that he has put the disappointment of the previous game behind him, and was eager to do well against England in a match which he felt will be a real test of his team’s character.
He added, “It's amazing that we have great support and it's important for us, England will always be England and it will be tough to play against them.”
“Most people would say England are favourites. We don't worry about that, though, we just [want to] play at a high level again.”
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