Kosovar Asllani (34) is a powerful voice in his team, AC Milan, and in the Swedish team. Every time he speaks he says something, he doesn’t just speak. And he doesn’t say anything if he believes he should clarify any issue. The proof of this is what happened in an online talk of the former Real Madrid player with Internet users, organized by ‘Aftonbladet’.
After a World Cup in which Sweden stayed in the semi-finals, eliminated by Spain, the striker was asked yesterday: “Can it be said that Swedish football is falling now?” And Asllani, without being alarmed but ‘stabbed’ by the question, replied: “I’m just taking it easy…I wonder what people think when they say that we are falling behind. We have been among the best in the world and we have “We won bronze (in the World Cup). And suddenly… we’re left behind?”
Asllani expanded his response, contacting the fan and reminding him that he was wrong: “What do you mean by leaving? The men’s team was not successful in its results, we are number one in the world. We are at the head. “We are not left behind. We are at the top,” she insisted, supported by her teammate Sofia Jakobnson, also a former Real Madrid forward.
The reality is that Sweden is struggling to qualify for the Olympic Games next summer. The Nordic team must win both Nations League matches (against Switzerland and Spain), while Spain must drop points against Italy for the Swedes to have a chance to advance to Olympic qualification. However, if Spain beats Italy (on Friday), Sweden’s Olympic hopes are over.
Source: La Verdad
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