Finland will face Lithuania in a forced win on Thursday.
Joel Pohjanpalo assures that Finland still has access to the second place of the qualifying block. Aop
The status of the hustlers is awkward.
Even before the September World Cup qualifier, the dream of next summer’s World Cup was clearly alive.
At that point, Finland was fully on schedule, at least for further qualifying.
But the Polish surprise trail in the Netherlands and, above all, it took a 3-1 home win of the Huuhkajas turned the setting upside down.
Now Robert Lewandowskin Poland is a three -point escape. In addition, it has a much better goal difference.
The Finnish World Championship dream is currently in its spirit markets.
Joel Pohjanpalo However, he assures us that within the team is still believed in the second place of the block and the follow -up qualifying.
– It’s still our number one goal. Of course, it requires help elsewhere. We still have three games left. Everything is possible, Pohjanpalo says.
– We haven’t bumped anything yet. Everything has happened in football. It requires perfect success and snadist help.
“Simple Futis”
Thursday is the first true place. Lithuania will entertain the Football Association marketed in a family mat, where the Huuhkaji can no longer afford to drop any points.
– Let’s make more goals. Futis is simple, Pohjanpalo outlines.
-Everyone remembers the first half of the Lithuanian match. It was quite good when we still refine a few things. But it is said that the game look and the plan work well.
However, March in Kaunas ended up being disappointing when the two -goal guest line melted at the end of the point.
– Of course, the result was left in the tooth, but especially the first game game was one of the best we’ve seen for a while.
Futis is a jogging game. Those lost points are, especially now, when Finland is likely to scratch something from Sunday’s guest trip to the Netherlands.
– Everyone understands that on Thursday we are going to Stadika to win the match. Let’s see after three games where we are on the table.
Generational change
Head coach Jacob Friis has turned its gaze a little further. He invited as many as four first -timers to this group, even though the Mjällby championship preparing for the Mjällby Championship Tony Miettinen In the end, he had to stay in Sweden to heal his ailments.
Pohjanpalo, who played 82 A-matches, is one of the veterans of the Huuhkaja. Aop
The 31-year-old Pohjanpalo gently looks at the hustle and bustle of newcomers in the Huuhkaji.
– It is part of the national team sports. I’ve already seen quite a few generations of generations, and now one such step is going on again.
– It is the responsibility of our older players to get young people as quickly as possible to our operating models and the way they play. Their individual skills bring a new power that takes our game forward.
82 A-match experience would also give the attacker the authority shepherd the yellow-bunch.
– They’re all too shy. It would be nice to get a little more edge, North Palo laughs.
-I understand well because I myself come here for the first time at the age of 17. It’s not easy to start.
Losing palermo
In the same breath, Pohjanpalo admits that the situation on the club team is different.
– It has experienced everything that looks. Sometimes they have had to put people in place.
Palermo has started the Serie B season with a powerful manner. Pohjanpalo is second in four goals on the paint market in the series. Aop
Employer Palermo has started without loss of Serie B. There are four wins and three draws behind.
– There is a stunning early season and euphoria in the company. The average audience has risen by about 10,000 spectators. The stadium is completely crowded.
– We have gone a lot in the defense game. That’s why we have never disappeared. Now you just have to press to the end. There are still many games left.
Modena is two points away. Coincidentally, it comes to a visit to Sicily just after the match.
– Then we will officially take it first. But before that, we focus on the hustle and bustle. We have big games ahead. It is important to be able to play in front of your own fans.