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S: T PETERSBURG. He was criticized and interrogated.
But Emil Forsberg pushed Sweden further into the World Cup and is now screaming big.
– I saw pages with Emil, which I have not seen before, says Mikael Lustig.
– I know it will be the case if you just force your head and drive, says Forsberg.
After the victory over Mexico, Emil Forsberg crossed the mixed zone to talk to the media. He had been criticized for his offensive in all three group matches.
According to the Gracenote statistics company, Forsberg had missed 12 full-time positions in the second half against Switzerland – almost all in the World Cup.
But in the 66th minute of the eighth final, Forsberg put 1-0 in Sweden. It was also enough to bring Sweden to the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
– Fun goals, cool goals. Nice to mark finally, it was the hour. Above all, fun for everyone in the team. You are happy and proud, he said after the victory.
"It was in Shanga"
After the goal, Forsberg celebrated a heart-shaped guardian for his wife, Shanga Forsberg, who is expecting her first child.
– It was just emotion. Fun to make goals. It was my wife Shanga, unfortunately she is not there but very shy at home so it was for her.
Forsberg was also moved after the final signal and had tears in his eyes after Sweden qualified for the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
– There is always a lot of emotion. You are a football player and that is a lot. But I have always had good support behind me and a family behind me. I know it happens when you dig your head and you drive, he says, and continues:
– The criticism does not affect me in the back. I always go to myself the most.
How were you disappointed?
– Clearly, it would be great to score, but now it has arrived in the eighth final. But I'm just a team for the sake of the team. We do this together, we have always said it.
"From which leader it is"
Forsberg was much congratulated by his teammates after the match. Mikael Lustig testifies to seeing another Emil Forsberg before.
– Emil has received a lot of criticism, but I have seen pages with Emil now, which I have never seen before. What a leader he is and what hard work he put on the defensive. He is our star, when he does not deliver points, he may be a little in the media, and maybe he believes that he wants to hide or not want to participate. But it's rather the opposite, it takes more room one before and is on guys all the time. It is incredibly important to us, says the hill.
Emil Forsberg himself now hopes that the World Cup of Sweden will continue.
– Why should we stop dreaming? Dreams are alive. We are always dreaming and want to achieve something great, at the same time we are very humble about the task and know what is required of us to succeed. I think we showed today and also against Mexico, he said.
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