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Earlier this week, Alexander Isak declared:

“I want to be a leader and feel a responsibility, both on and off the pitch.”

Sweden manager Jon Dahl Tomasson responded to this declaration from the Liverpool striker, by making him captain for Friday night’s must win game against Switzerland.

You know how you can’t believe why anybody would make Bruno Fernandes captain of Manchester United any time ever?

Well, when it comes to making Alexander Isak captain, multiply that a thousand times over.

A Friday night match that Sweden HAD to win and yet Alexander Isak an absolute disgrace, totally anonymous and Sweden not even a single shot on target.

Switzerland absolutely dominating Alexander Isak and Sweden at the Strawberry Arena, the Swiss winning 2-0, but it could and should have been double that and more.

You can only guess what United’s Anthony Elanga thought about this absolute shambles as he watched from the bench, Tomasson refusing to take off Isak or Gyokeres and the pair of them absolutely woeful, as Sweden’s world cup finals hopes all but disappeared completely.

Defeats home and away to Switzerland have now made it, with three group games still left to...