Road to Fotbolls-VM 2023 - Fridolina Rolfö, Natalie Björn, Filippa Angeldal. Avs 5:

My coach said this morning when I met him that 5 degrees seem to be in New Zealand It's still particularly special to play in a championship under such conditions Yes but I can't really understand that it's only 5 degrees That's what he said during training today It is 5 degrees and raining He said it might snow It might snow It's like playing in England again Yes exactly He is ready The sun child can stay home I'm leaving the sun child at home yes The team's perhaps most brilliant star on the international stage It's obviously Fridolina Rolfö who recently decided the Champions League final for her Barcelona against Wolfsburg It's powerful that's for sure That's what it is Have you taken it in No there hasn't been much time for reflection It has been a tough time but I hope I get the chance to process it Something to tell the grandchildren Absolutely One of the absolute biggest moments in my life so far absolutely There's often talk about a winning culture Sweden is missing a gold What is a winning culture to you Is it because you play in such an outstanding team Or is there something you're working on in Barcelona that could also be transferred to a national team That's a very good question I think that like in the team you definitely have a winner's mentality I think you have the best players in the world It becomes a bit easier to get along when you have players who can decide matches all the time There isn't one of those players I think the quality of the players is what makes us so good in Barcelona In the national team we have an extremely strong mentality There is some kind of culture that we have created Hopefully in the future it will become a winning mentality that we have We have unfortunately not managed to win any championship yet But we hope that will happen in the future Football-wise for you it has been a new position for him during these two seasons in Barcelona But how we are used to seeing it in the national team Good or bad I would say that I feel that I am developing more aspects in my game First of all my defensive play has seen a lot of development My role is different here in the national team I am not training for the position I play That is a challenge I feel that other parts of my game have also grown Being connected is probably a big part of it once I get here What parts are important Maybe orientation and connection with my teammates These pieces are the most important when I am here The team captain Filippa Angedal made a strong impact with power and noise in the national team at the Tokyo Olympics The last few seasons have however been a bit more challenging Perhaps especially due to the lost playing time in the club team Manchester City She never gave up After Christmas the reward came as she had dominated the light blue Manchester team And now comes in absolutely full form for the summer's World Cup It's easy just to give up and say it's nonsense And complain about other things I have always had a I have been mentally strong and know that if I go to training I will do everything I can It's really tough knowing I'm doing everything I can But my position doesn't change I'm still in the same seat It has a mental impact It's obviously tough I've always had this mental state where I'm fighting I won't give up I've come here to play I think that's been my biggest strength here Not complaining that it's crap and just accepting it My teammates my teammates they are really good I see qualities where they are better than me To be able to have the acceptance in it To be good at it But also be able to see that I am good at having these qualities Are you a better soccer player today Yes I would say so It's also part of the fact that there has been so much more playing time Yes I would say that It's clear to come to a new country Come to City Where we play as City does There is a lot to take in too Many people have been there for several years It usually takes about a year before the player gets used to it It's what it has done for me It took time Since I finally got the real chance I was ready to take it Is it the same now as in a Swedish national team Maybe the first championship where you go in and feel that I will start every match It's clear to me that I feel a sense of security now that I've gotten the playing time And I've performed well It's clear that it gives me confidence knowing that I'm ready for the World Cup Does a player feel ready for the match In a different way than before last year's World Cup It's clear that there's a different sense of security in knowing that you've received the minutes It gives me that But also from the outside I have found that pressure to be difficult The fact that questions keep coming from outside Not being able to play Which makes people try to exclude it But every interview is like this How are you feeling Exactly Before anyone has even seen me they conclude that I'm not in shape So that's probably what will be silenced now before the World Cup Nathalie Björn recently celebrated 50 of Alan's matches And has continued to take steps in her club team Everton She had been one of the absolute best players in the last season She is also looking forward to the World Cup which she believes Sweden can go very far in I really think it's going to be the best World Cup we've ever had With the players we have With the qualities and strengths the team becomes better We have been in the trainers But still many good trainers I think it's going to be very popular They've already sold about a million tickets I really think this World Cup will push women's football even further Just like it did last year in England Groups I think many in Sweden feel it is a transport route But it won't be will it No So I have never played against Argentina I have played against South Africa way back They have good fast players Really Oh Italy It's going to be a battle for Europe It will be tough But I see that we are going to win the matches Everything else is just strange to say Yes I think so I think we should win the matches After all with your national team captains it's one match at a time Men they still don't know what's waiting in an eighth One can read about it Yes but I actually haven't checked it I don't know who we can beat Should I say it Yes It's either the USA or the Netherlands Okay It's a really great match Regardless of the opposition With full focus on South Africa in the premiere Yes Everything twists here It's always so fun to visit our Swedish expats They are very very grateful to work with They set up and invite in and really want to talk about their daily life Additionally you get an insight into how much has happened to football in Europe It's not small clubs that we have visited today So it's just a matter of keeping our fingers crossed that this development continues Constant progress for football Now we are going back to Sweden again Qualify for the World Cup And I really hope that Peter Gärdarsson's team also does that To make it really fun to follow them this summer from Australia and New Zealand Will you join us for the championship Then you will do best in our World Cup studio where my monk Karlsson and I will be commentating throughout the championship So I hope we meet there