Gyokeres, a player for the Swedish national team, was resigned to the defeat and praised the formation of the corners: “We knew it was going to be difficult. We have a new coach and a new way of playing, both in attack and defense. We just trained Sometimes it was the first game, it’s not surprising that things didn’t go perfectly. We played against a very good team, who hurt us when they had their opportunities.”
The striker, despite not having much space, ended up taking advantage of an opportunity and scoring Sweden’s first goal. “We have great players here. We played against a good team, who made it very difficult for us and had a lot of possession. Maybe we didn’t have as many opportunities as we did at Sporting, but it’s still just the first game, we’ll see what it will be like when we play together for a while . Let’s do something good in the future.”
The Portuguese league goalscorer agreed that Portugal is one of the favorites to win Euro 2024. “I think they have a very good chance, they have very good players. It will be difficult, because there are other teams that are also very good, but have a great chance of win”, he concluded, convinced.
