After a more than satisfactory 1-1 draw against Italy in last Saturday’s friendly match, the Swiss National side is getting ready for this summer’s World Cup Finals although according to Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos, pressure could be costly.

Speaking ahead of the finals, the 25-year old Arsenal defender explained that people are expecting Ottmar Hitzfeld’s side to play beautiful football just like the Spanish National side or Liga Champions Barcelona which can sometimes be wrong as it could badly affect the players.

The centre back was honest in admitting that Switzerland cannot be compared to the giants of European football as although many players in the regular team play outside the country in big teams, they still cannot be considered as strong as those favourite to lift the World Cup.

After the competition, the defender will focus on taking a decision on his future ahead of next season’s Premiership.

Out of contract with Arsenal, Senderos was never considered by manager Arsene Wenger last season and was loaned out to Everton where however he failed to make an impact.

The player said:

Here in Switzerland they expect us to play like Spain or Barcelona. There’s a lot of pressure behind us.

The fans expect a lot of the Swiss team and sometimes it can be a bit wrong.

We have to know who we are – we are a small country. We have players who play abroad in big teams, but we have to realize we have to play to our qualities.