A Quote by Freddie Ljungberg
Sweden usually don't play good against the poor teams. We like being the underdogs.
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Look, when we go as favourites, then it's a problem, but if we go as underdogs then other teams feel the danger, so I think being underdogs is good for us and eases the pressure.
When you play teams that are good defensively and teams that have been there with experience, the object is to keep the goals against down.
It was important that we kept moving the puck and moving forward as a team. It is good that we practiced today. The rivalry we have against Sweden is very intense. We have had some very physical games against Sweden and we are looking forward to them. We know what to expect.
I'm not sure if it's easier to play against teams who try to play football against you rather than sit back.
Always, against top teams, if you play well, and especially in the Champions League, it's good.
If we play defense the way we're supposed to and we play defense the way we do here in practice, we should have no problems against most of the teams in the league, and other teams, it'll be a great fight.
When you're playing against a European side, you want to show that we can play too. You want to prove MLS is a good league when you're playing against those teams.
I always found it a great challenge playing against Michael Jordan, to play against Magic Johnson, to play against Larry Bird, to play against all those good players because it's something that you can take away from it.
We got stuffed 4-1, but it was just great to play against, it was like an education. You think you are half good and then you go and play against a side like that!
Sometimes, when we play against weaker teams, everyone says, 'Oh, you won because you played weaker teams.'
Every season is so much different and you go through your ups and downs, you figure your team out, you get to play against great teams. Some of the best competition there's been since I've been in the league. Just every night, night in and night out we get to play against the top guys, the top teams. It's a lot of fun.
You can ride your bike to anywhere in Portland if you want to. I think there was a charming underdog mentality when I first moved here in the late '80s that is definitely gone. People acted more like underdogs, dressed more like underdogs.
I would prefer to play for and against an attacking team, but I am now used to playing against defensive teams.
If you want to be a good team, you have to play against the best teams. For me, personally, I want to have tough challenges.
For me, playing through all the youth teams at Borussia Dortmund was a really good experience because I was able to play against talented opponents at a relatively early age.
I always say all the time that's what the NBA is all about - getting to play against the best guys and opportunities to redeem yourself against teams that beat you.
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