Sweden national team boss Jon Dahl Tomasson said he is unconcerned by Alexander Isak\u2019s slow start at Liverpool, attributing it to a disrupted, fixture-less summer. Isak missed the opening three Premier League matches after arriving with limited preparation and has been introduced steadily by manager Arne Slot.<\/p>\n
Slot warned that the forward was short of full match fitness on arrival. Isak has made six appearances for Liverpool, including three starts. His contributions so far include a goal in the Carabao Cup and one assist, for Cody Gakpo in the weekend defeat to Chelsea.<\/p>\n
Tomasson has Isak available for Sweden\u2019s crucial World Cup qualifiers against Switzerland and Kosovo and gave the striker his first minutes of 2025\u201326 during the September international break. The national team manager, who played 112 times for Denmark, said the careful approach taken by Liverpool matched how he would have handled the situation and praised Slot\u2019s management of game time.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou need six weeks in a pre-season,\u201d Tomasson said. \u201cFirst you play 45 minutes, then 60 minutes, 75 minutes and 90 minutes. Then you need another three weeks to be at your best. That\u2019s normal.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can\u2019t change the situation. I\u2019m just happy that Liverpool are doing the same thing I would have done. You can see that with Newcastle and Yoane Wissa, who came in instead of Isak. He played international matches with Congo straight away and is now injured. He is still injured.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s also a reason why we couldn\u2019t play [Isak] so much last month. We need a good Isak this month and next month. That\u2019s how we plan, while Liverpool have done really well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tomasson\u2019s comments underline a shared plan between club and country to build Isak back to full match fitness over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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