Lars Lagerback believes Iceland can exploit France’s attacking style to pull off another Euro 2016 upset.
England’s conquerors meet the hosts in Paris, with Iceland’s joint coach confident his well-drilled side can catch the French players out of position.
Lagerback said: ‘I wouldn’t talk of weaknesses, but France have a style and attitude that is quite attacking and that’s something we could use.
‘The most important thing is what we will be able to do when we recover the ball and their players are out of position.
‘Against England we improved in that area and against France we will need to improve again.’
The Swedish coach, 67, dismissed suggestions his side lack potency, pointing out that the six goals they have scored so far matches France’s total.
He added: ‘When we talk of the defensive aspect, we use all our players and sometimes we ask a little too much of our forwards.
‘In football it’s difficult to score goals so if we can keep our opponents from scoring, then we give ourselves every chance of winning. We’re very organised and each player has a precise role and fulfils it extremely well.
‘The statistics show that a large majority of goals are scored from inside the box, so that’s where you need the ball and that’s where you need the most players.
‘When your players are individually not as good as your opponents’, having two strikers gives you a better chance of creating chances.’
Lagerback admitted tomorrow’s quarter-final is one of the biggest matches of his career.
He said: ‘When you are in a major tournament you are in a bubble. Every upcoming game is the most important one.
‘But of course when you can get through to the next round like now it’s one of the biggest matches I have been part of.’ – Daily Mail