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When Graham Potter strode out to Sweden training last week donning a Stetson, it was a bit of fun to get into the World Cup mood as they prepared for the tournament in Texas.<\/b><\/p>\n
Some might have quipped that the cowboy hat was fitting for a manager who was maybe drinking in last-chance saloon following back-to-back sackings in his previous jobs lasting a combined 15 months.<\/p>\n
But at Estadio Monterrey in Mexico, Potter’s side showed they mean business in this competition after the fun at training from their head coach.<\/p>\n
A ruthless Sweden side stuck five past Tunisia<\/a> as they tore their Group F rivals apart.<\/p>\n For a manager who was dismissed by West Ham in September after failing at Chelsea before that, few would have expected him<\/a> to be steering a nation to a winning start in the World Cup this summer.<\/p>\n “You never know, that’s the truth,” said Potter after the 5-1 win. “You never know how things are going to go. We were optimistic because we felt confident in the work.<\/p>\n “But until the game is played you don’t know for sure. That’s the beauty of sport. We are delighted with how we performed tonight and it’s a great start for us.”<\/p>\n The five goals they scored against Tunisia was more than the four they scored in the entire group stage of their qualifying campaign – largely overseen by Potter’s predecessor Jon Dahl Tomasson.<\/p>\n It was under the Dane that Sweden’s hopes of automatic World Cup qualification from their group became impossible.<\/p>\n