http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029 was the man of the moment as Sweden ran riot at their new stadium in last night’s international friendly against England.
The big Swede scored four phenomenal goals as Sweden cruised to a 4-2 victory, and single-handedly broke through England’s back-four.
England were disappointing at the back, but showed purpose and resolve while going forward. Roy Hodgson put out a rather experimental team, with plenty of youngsters. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Leon-Osman-c22041 and Raheem Sterling earned their first ever appearance in an England jersey,
but were unable to stand out as Ibrahimovic stole the show.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andreas-Isaksson-c5736 – 5
The goalkeeper spent all night at his line, and struggled to deal with England’s attacks and Steven Gerrard’s dangerous balls into the box. He struggled at set pieces and failed to impose himself on England.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andreas-Granqvist-c5728 – 4
The centre-half struggled to cope with Welbeck and Young, and looked clumsy and sloppy in possession. He constantly gave away needless free kicks which led to his booking.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jonas-c18967 Olsson – 5
The West Brom man struggle with England’s pace, but made a series of important interceptions. Olsson was fortunate to get away with a poor clearance in the first half, and was disappointing with his long balls and distribution.
M. Lustig – 4
The Swedish backline was put to work early on by England’s front trio. Lustig struggle with Young’s pace on the left wing, and provided little support for Larsson up front. The player had a very poor game.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Martin-Olsson-c24423 – 5
The Blackburn defender was given the task to mark Sterling, who was keen to impress on his senior debut for England. He struggled with Sterling’s ability on the ball and his directness, and did little going forward. Overall, the full-back had a night he’d
be looking to forget about.
Alexander Kacaniklic – 6
The Fulham player looked convincing going forward and made a series of darting runs through the middle. He looked a constant threat for the shaky English back-four.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kim-Källström-c21048 – 4
His only contribution was the long range effort in the first half, which went wide of the post. Made a quick impact on the game through a hard challenge on Sterling, but was otherwise dismal and forgetful.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rasmus-Elm-c30628 – 5
The player was dismal in the first half, and failed to stand out. His only worthwhile contribution was a foul on Raheem Sterling. He did however see more of the ball in the second half and worked well as a deep-lying midfielder. Elm worked hard to get back
into the game, and became more prominent in the second half.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sebastian-Larsson-c32733 – 5
The Sunderland midfielder looked dangerous early on, and managed a couple of successful crosses in the first half from the right wing. He was however very poor defensively, and failed to track back effectively. Larsson remained Sweden’s best option on the
wing.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mathias-Ranégie-c24671 – 6
The player was a spectator for most of the opening period, but eventually found his way into the game and delivered some fine crosses for Ibrahimovic. He had a chance to score a goal, but blazed his shot well over the bar.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic – 10
The PSG striker was without a doubt the best player on the pitch. You could’ve written a whole book documenting his grace, skill and presence on the field. He grabbed his first goal through a superb finish and then scored two more delightful goals to round
off his hat-trick, one coming from a long-range free-kick. The Swede left the best for the last, and scored an out-of-this-world overhead kick from 25-yards out, bringing http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749’s misery to an end. Overall, it was a flawless performance by the man on a truly
memorable night for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sweden-c3015.
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