Leeds United: Sweden media slam Gabriel Gudmundsson as he 'fails' in World Cup opener
Leeds United's Gabriel Gudmundsson struggled despite Sweden's 5-1 win over Tunisia in the early hours of Monday morning.
The Whites star's participation was in doubt as he has been dealing with an illness and injury, and that may have affected his performance.
The Elland Road star was substituted in the 64th minute of the contest in Guadalupe.
The Swedes won comfortably with two goals from Brighton's Yasin Ayari and strikes from Liverpool's Alexander Isak, Arsenal's Viktor Gyokeres and Mattias Svanberg.
However, Gudmundsson's showing was not one that made the headlines, and he was criticised in the national media.
He will hope to bounce back when they face the Netherlands on 20 June, if he is available for the clash.
What did the Swedish media say about Leeds star Gabriel Gudmundsson?
The LS11 star did not impress in the World Cup opener, with a display that did not reflect his club form.
Expressen handed him a two out of five rating, saying: "Gets a bit of a ball-watcher and fails, together with [Gustaf] Lagerbielke, to mark Rekik when the reducing goal comes.
"Otherwise, a competent effort. Manages to combine well on the left wing a few times.”
Meanwhile, Fotbollskanalen gave him a slightly more generous three out of five, saying: "A clearly acceptable effort. Had a lot of control defensively (could have possibly removed the cross at Tunisia's goal?) and took his runs along the edge, but seemed to be in pain.
"Has otherwise been ill and signalled for a substitution himself after an hour.”
Why Leeds will be concerned about more than Gudmundsson's performance
Gudmundsson's performance alone will not be the main concern for Daniel Farke's side.
They will be more concerned about the injury issue that forced him off just after the hour mark.
The Peacocks will pray that it is just a small issue, one that will not hamper the start of their campaign in a few months time.
He has just returned from a hamstring problem which kept him out for five weeks, so another issue would be far from ideal for the Yorkshire side.
The Swedish star is one of their best performers, an inspired signing for £10million, and they need him to stay fit and have a strong first few weeks back in the club game.
Farke and Whites supporters will be keeping a very close eye on the rest of his tournament, and monitoring how the injury issues develop.
It would have been ideal if the former Lille man could have had a brilliant showing in the showcase and come back to Thorp Arch with confidence.
However, he may now come back still recovering either physically or mentally , which does not bode well for the Whites' preparations for another top-flight season.