Swedish coach: Kosovo wins for granted, they perform better, we fail to play

September 9: After Sweden lost 0-2 away to Kosovo in the World Cup, captain Shian and coach Jong Dahl Thomasen commented on the game.

Sheehn said: "We didn't perform well enough. Although the start was OK, the overall performance was not good enough. There was no excuse. We did not perform well enough, and we had to do better than that. Although the start was OK, we were too lax in defensive counterattacks, which led to the opponent's first goal easily. In such a game, we had to work harder."

"We lacked enough control, both in defense and offense. We made mistakes in counterattacks and lost control of the game. We know there is a lot of room behind us, so we need to focus more on defense and offense. Overall, our performance is really not satisfactory."

Jon-Dal Thomason said: "Kosovo won for granted. They are better-performing teams and are more active today. We failed to play a good goal, nor did we play according to our tactics. The pace of the game was too slow and we didn't respond quickly enough after losing the ball. We gave our opponents four chances to counterattack, including those two goals, and as teams and coaches, we should do better."