Must be something about Tottenham Hotspur and young international players. A few days after Spurs’ (future) signing Yang Min-Hyeok earned his first call-up for South Korea in the upcoming international break, now we get the same thing for Lucas Bergvall, who earned his first senior call for Sweden. In addition, Dejan Kulusevski also got the nod, and will serve as Sweden captain for the upcoming Nations League matches against Azerbaijan and Estonia.
Again, I’m not wild about international football. I’m CERTAINLY not wild about the Nations League, which is just a wild manufactured fake tournament that only exists because UEFA wants to make more money at the expense of the health and safety of European footballers’ schedule, fitness, and sanity. But Bergvall potentially getting his first senior Sweden cap at age 18 is admittedly pretty cool.
So whatever? Hopefully both Deki and Lucas can get through these matches safely and without injury, and we all live for the day when the Nations League dies a slow, painless death and we never have to think or worry about it ever again.