Nottingham Forest’s Anthony Elanga will have expected to be in the Sweden squad which has just been announced to the country’s media.
Perhaps the 22-year-old had become a little complacent with regards to his national team status, believing if he got regular minutes for Nottingham Forest then a place for Sweden would be the natural outcome.
If that’s the case, then Jon Dahl Tomasson’s latest decision could give him something of a kickstart and a reason to push on again.
Elanga is out of Sweden’s latest squad, with 32-year-old Emil Forsberg, who plays for New York Red Bulls, getting a place in there ahead of the Nottingham Forest attacker.
In response, Fotbollskanalen quote Tomasson as saying: “Players come in, players come out of the squad. Football is cruel. There is a lot of competition. Isak is back and Forsberg has done well for the New York Red Bulls, with goals and assists. It’s football. We needed to make a decision.”
Elanga has made 11 appearances for Nottingham Forest so far this season, but isn’t a regular started. He hasn’t scored a goal and has only provided a single assist.
