Tottenham’s Bergvall heavily criticised on duty for Sweden
It was a proud day for Tottenham Hotspur when Sweden played Azerbaijan in the UEFA Nations League as it was the first time Dejan Kulusevski captained his nation. A brace from Aleksandar Isak and a strike from Viktor Gyokeres gave them a comfortable 3-1 win in Baku.
While Kulusevski did not make the headlines for his work in the match with a fairly average display, a Spurs players did, although it was for the wrong reasons. Swedish outlet Fotballskanalen ripped into the youngster by saying that he “tried to be fearless” but “failed at everything”.
Lucas Bergvall did not enter the pitch until the 72nd minute, until which time the game was in Sweden’s grasp thanks to a 2-0 lead. Therefore, it is arguable that there was not much left of the game for the 18-year-old to influence.
Nonetheless, according to data from Fotmob corresponding to the match, Bergvall had a passing accuracy of 75%, completed the only dribble he attempted and won 100% of his duels which puts Fotballskanalen’s assessment about the teenager into all the more question.
Indeed, it has been a difficult month for Bergvall as not only has he been thrown into the mix at Tottenham Hotspur. He even received a mouthful from club teammate Guglielmo Vicario for giving the ball away cheaply in Leicester City’s attacking third during the team’s Premier League opener.
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Nonetheless, it is very early to judge what he can bring to the table and with the player likely to have the trust of his Spurs and Sweden managers, he definitely has the potential to be an excellent player with regular exposure of senior football.
