体坛英语资讯：We were not good enough, says Switzerland coach
<p><span word="SAINT">SAINT</span> <span word="PETERSBURG">PETERSBURG</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 3-- <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="Petkovic">Petkovic</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="were">were</span> "<span word="below">below</span> <span word="par">par</span>" <span word="during">during</span> <span word="their">their</span> 1-0 <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> 16 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Emil">Emil</span> <span word="Forsberg">Forsberg</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="deflected">deflected</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="half">half</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="berth">berth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarterfinals">quarterfinals</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1994 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eliminated">eliminated</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="sorely">sorely</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span>," <span word="Petkovic">Petkovic</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="congratulate">congratulate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swedish">Swedish</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="precisely">precisely</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="at">at</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="us">us</span>."</p><p><span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> 63% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="possession">possession</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="Petersburg">Petersburg</span> <span word="Stadium">Stadium</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="three">three</span>.</p><p><span word="Petkovic">Petkovic</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="defended">defended</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> 10 <span word="outfield">outfield</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>, <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="nut">nut</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="crack">crack</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="par">par</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="momentum">momentum</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="or">or</span> 15 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="emotion">emotion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>."</p>
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