Yeh I can understand it.
Damned if you do (play more games & increase risk), & damned if you don’t (go in very unprepared & a decent chance of defeat with the inevitable barrage of criticism that’ll go with it).
Even the 3rd game would’ve made a difference, & they wasn’t the clubs fault.
in an ideal “normal” world, 4 games would’ve been about right, working up through levels of opposition.
As I said, a new team, underprepared, against an improving Swedish team in mid-season… wouldn’t be surprised if we’re out.