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Sweden boss Potter hails attacking chemistry after emphatic win over Tunisia

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Sweden coach Graham Potter praised the ⁠chemistry between forwards Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres after they tore Tunisia's defence to shreds ‌in a 5-1 victory in their World Cup opener ‌on Sunday.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ayari-yasin/vTrnQI0N/"]Yasin Ayari[/a] started and finished the ‌scoring, and substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/svanberg-mattias/z522mgfh/"]Mattias Svanberg[/a] also found the net, ‌but it was [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/isak-alexander/p41IV42c/"]Isak[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gyokeres-viktor/zaBZ1xIk/"]Gyokeres[/a] who ‌posed the main threat to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tunisia/QqZVYk95/"]Tunisia[/a] throughout the match.[/p][p]Both players scored a goal and created a host of ‌other chances as the Swedes [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/sweden-OQyqbHWB/tunisia-QqZVYk95/?mid=UaJKzaHN"]cruised ⁠to the Group ‌F win[/a].[/p][p][b]"Individually, of course, they are top players but ​I think together they can be a real threat,"[/b] Potter told a press conference. [b]"I ​think they’ll get better and better the more they play; they complement each other very well.[/b][/p][image alt="Isak (right) celebrates his goal" id="4c9b9ca9-b6a3-4f15-8daf-50e0d64b69f8" credit-line="REUTERS / Raquel Cunha" guid="06fe33d3-d10d-4615-9a18-892bbed5d910" original-width="2213" original-height="1486" /][p][b]"I’m ⁠really pleased ​with the players,"[/b] he added. [b]"We know the quality of the individuals in the front positions but they needed a team to function.[/b][/p][p][b]"We weren’t perfect; we ‌knew we wouldn’t be. But at the start of the game I thought we had good control."[/b][/p][p]Sunday's match was the first time [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sweden/OQyqbHWB/"]Sweden[/a] and Tunisia have met in the World Cup.[/p][p]Tunisia had not conceded a single goal in qualifying but Sunday marked the second straight game they had conceded five after losing 5-0 to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/belgium/GbB957na/"]‌Belgium[/a] in a warm-up match ahead of the ​tournament.[/p][p]Sweden lead the group with three points ‌after the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/netherlands/WYintcWb/"]Netherlands[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/japan/ULXPdOUj/"]Japan[/a] tied 2-2 earlier in the day. Sweden's next game is against the Netherlands on June 20 in Houston.[/p][p][b]"We know we’ll meet a top team next ⁠and we have ⁠to be ready ‌for that,"[/b] said Potter.[/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]

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