The charming Swede smiled as he delivered a string of psychological blows against the Lionesses and their head coach.
Gustavsson used every trick in the book to undermine his opposite number in a show designed to put the European champions on the back foot.
The 50-year-old insisted England were favourites and said he had successfully targeted two of the Lionesses during a friendly victory five months ago.
He added that while Wiegman had used two systems successfully, the Matildas were comfortable in three and then reminded his opposite number of his past successes against her.
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