Anders Sännås: No space for wild cards in the Gerhardssons world CUP hand

For those who have followed the team regularly, there was nothing that indicated that Gerhardsson would bid on a few skrällar in his first mästerskapstrupp.

Although there was speculation that a shooting star that 16-year-old Hanna Bennison from Rosengård would be able to get a ”wild card”.

Gerhardsson has had full focus on this summer's world CUP finals since he took office in August 2017. He has tested all of the potential world CUP candidates, a total of 41, and then gradually boil it down to a squad of 23 players.

has been to all 23 who can make the trip to France will be able to enter in a starting line-up. To take with someone who you hope for, or believe to be to be a player for the future, has never been the case for him. He wants to have the secure card.

Gerhardsson sees football purely as a perishable product, and it controls his work.

During the presentation, was raised only eyebrows once, and it was when he read the name Julia Roadie. Midfielder from Göteborg, sweden who have been injured during the preseason and missed the latest collections.

location was the First inner midfield Hanna Folkesson, who was in the squad in the Algarve and in the träningslandskamperna against Germany and Austria.

The controlled Gerhardsson in the election is that Julia Roadie is useful on more positions, both as a defensive and offensive midfielder, or on an edge. A characteristic that he attaches importance to.

Gothenburg Jennifer Falk would take the place as tredjemålvakt, behind Hedvig Lindahl and Zecira Musovic, was to be expected. Gerhardsson chose Falk before Piteås Cajsa Andersson in the latest collection, which was a clear indication.

försvarsspelarna the work was straightforward, it was just pushing the pieces of the puzzle.

Nilla Fischer, Linda Sembrant, Magdalena Eriksson, Amanda Ilestedt, Hanna Glass, and Jonna Andersson has all been in the european club in recent seasons.

They were complemented by the rose farm Nathalie Björn. Also, a player who has the in förbundskaptenens eyes important property that she can use on several positions.

Nathalie Björn is a central defender in their club. But Gerhardsson has tested her both as a fullback and as a defensive midfielder, with successful results.

By sticking with the seven defending players give Gerhardsson offensive more fuel. And it will be needed if Sweden is to be able to go far in the world CUP. Not to crash out of the tournament, as in Canada four years ago.

the squad set to: ”Has not been very difficult.”

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