The Football - Larsson Sweden Optimistic Can Beat England

The Football - Britain considered to play a defensive game in the Euro this time. If Sweden to play in his own way, Sebastian Larsson believes his side can beat the Three Lions.

Sweden will face England in their second Group D match to be played at Olympic Stadium, Kiev, Saturday (16/06/2012) pm dawn.

In the first game and then, England picking a point after drawing with France. In that game, Steven Gerrard et al. considered to play too defensive.

Larsson can not predict whether England will play defensive back. But if the direction of Roy Hodgson's team play football last, Larsson said his players will push to create opportunities.

"I do not know whether the UK will be playing defensively or not. This is an important game for both teams. Both of them need a point," said 27-year-old winger was quoted as saying by ESPN Star.

"We know what we can do and if we play to our capabilities, we can beat England."

"If you face a team that played very defensively, you can play the game like we would play. We want to compress and if we can keep playing like that, we can create opportunities," said the Sunderland player is.

The Football - Ask Hodgson UK More Sharply

The Football - Roy Hodgson has not fully satisfied with the performance of Britain in the European Cup of 2012. He paid special attention to the offensive sector of the Three Lions.

England began the tournament with a 1-1 draw against France. A goal scored by Joleon Lescott England after the execution welcome free kick from Steven Gerrard.

Although pleased with the results obtained young protege, Hodgson is still paying attention to one aspect of the game his team. He calls the UK still needs to improve its effectiveness in front of the opponent's goal.

"I am pleased to start the UK. We played pretty well, certain aspects of our game is good," said Hodgson told Soccernet.

"We have to keep it and if we want to win, we must continue to work hard in the sector of attack."

"It's hard to get a good chance at this level of football. You will not get many chances in the match and you have to be very effective when the opportunity comes," he concluded.

England will undergo a second Group D game against Sweden with, at the Olympic Stadium, Kiev, Saturday (16/06/2012) pm dawn.