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Eddie Gustafsson as third-choice keeper?

By: Lerkot | May 8th, 2008 | No Comments »

Rumours now circulate in Sweden that Eddie Gustafsson of FC Lyn might take the third keeper spot behind Andreas Isaksson and Rami Shaaban this summer. However, the normal third choice Johan Wiland have performed alright in Elfsborg during the first ten games of Allsvenskan.

In the summer of 2006, Eddie was cut in the last minute since his performances dipped in the Norwegian league. I suppose it would be fair in some way if he was able to grab the last keeper spot this time, since he won’t get many more chances at the age of 31.

However, I suspect that when Lagerbäck will pick his squad next week, Eddie will end up at home, as a replacement if any of the other keepers would get injured.


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By: Lerkot | March 27th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

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By: Lerkot | March 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »

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Sweden’s Squad

By: Lerkot | March 19th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

This is the squad that Lagerbäck chosed for the game against Brazil next week:
Goalkeepers
Andreas Isaksson, Manchester City
Rami Shaaban, Hammarby
Defenders
Daniel Majstorovic, Basel
Olof Mellberg, Aston Villa
Mikael Nilsson, Panathinaikos
Erik Edman, Wigan
Fredrik Risp, Ankarastor
Fredrik Stoor, Rosenborg
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Niclas Alexandorsson, IFK Göteborg
Daniel Andersson, MFF
Kim Källström, Lyon
Christian Wilhelmsson, Deportivo
Anders Svensson, Elfsborg
Sebastian Larsson, Birmingham
Kennedy Bakircioglü, Ajax
Fredrik Ljungberg, West Ham
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Inter
Johan Elmander, Toulouse
Marcus Allbäck, FC Köpenhamn
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By: Lerkot | March 15th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

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By: Lerkot | March 12th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

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By: Lerkot | March 8th, 2008 | No Comments »

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By: Lerkot | March 5th, 2008 | No Comments »

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