Isak, Gyokeres Disaster

Despite having two expensive strikers Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak in the squad, Sweden is still at the bottom of Group B in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Gyokeres played poorly for the Swedish national team. Photo: Reuters .

In the early morning of October 11, Sweden lost 0-2 to Switzerland at home thanks to goals from Granit Xhaka and Johan Manzambi. In this match, the striker pair Gyokeres and Isak both started but did not make a significant impression.

Sweden only had 7 shots in the whole match but none of them were on target. Other statistics show that Isak and Gyokeres lost the ball a total of 21 times and missed 1 good chance. This was a shocking performance as the striker pair are both expected to be the leaders in Sweden's ambition to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

Criticism of Isak and Gyokeres has been mounting on social media, with one user saying: "Does anyone realise these are two Premier League blockbusters worth over £200m combined?" Another said: "Arsenal and Liverpool must be worried about their performances." Another said: "Surprising decline."

After three matches in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Sweden finished bottom of Group B with one draw and two losses. The team scored two goals, but neither Isak nor Gyokeres scored.

Sweden are eight points behind leaders Switzerland. This poor performance directly threatens the ticket to the 2026 World Cup finals of coach Jon Dahl Tomasson and his team.

Premier League's long-awaited blockbusters Sesko, Gyokeres and several other players are the summer transfer additions of major English football teams that fans are most looking forward to.

Source: https://znews.vn/tham-hoa-isak-gyokeres-post1592727.html