Swedish defeat against France – Aftonbladet

MARSEILLE. Just 0-1 on the scoreboard, but there were differences that were larger.

– You become afraid of the dark, says Erik Hamrén.

taken place for almost the entire match, but when the coach would sum up the loss in the year’s last international match, he decided to push on the positives.

– We stand up well throughout the match. It was positive in that it provides many answers to things, not least individually. I’m never happy when we lose, and I’m certainly not now either, but I see many positive things.

On the individual level, what did you see that was positive?

– Defensively we do it very well, if you take Isaac (Andreas Isaksson) in case he makes a great match. Defensive line is playing very well, with a lot debutant in Emil Krafth, and Pontus Jansson who do not have a lot of national team games. And Granqvist makes again a very good match.

– Then … I think Kim will rikigt well in the first half, Albin comes in and makes it very good. I think someone like Isaac (Kiese Thelin) shows that he wants to be and does battle, and he is involved in what we create.

“Then you can be afraid of the dark”

When Erik Hamrén took over as head coach, he stated that he dreams of medals in major championships. After 0-1 against a European top team, he was asked if he still feels that there is a realistic goal.

– I have never claimed that there is a realitstiskt goal, I have said that it was a dream. And the dreams we work for. Throughout my time as a coach so … if you have dreams and you’re willing to put down the job, but it’s not always realistic.

– Technically, I think we get a lot of good players in Sweden, but they (French) is at least as good, just with different physics. Take someone like Nabil, who is very fast, but when you see the duel with

… what’s his name?

Varane.

– Yes, then to be afraid of the dark.

“Then I’ll be surprised”

Nabil Bahoui was run over in a löpduell with Real Madrid defenseman Raphael Varane, who finally settled the game with a late nickmål the corner .

In Montenegro, you had big problems on defensive corners, now lets you set a goal on a corner. Do you feel that you have a problem there, or is it more about the details?

– The experience I do not, we defend well on corners today. We had many corners against us, it’s an area we do not succeed. Sometimes you have to praise the opponent too, he runs free from their coverage and will loudly. Sometimes the opponent good things too.

When Sportbladet asks Erik Hamrén about his image of the first half, his overall view most was how unfolded they became – or if he chose to see the positive in that despite utskåpningen never lost shape in the team, then the coach noticeably disturbed.

– If you or anyone else expected that we would bring the game so I will be surprised. If you look at what clubs players belong and you’ll see that there is a difference. We bothering them in the trades, so they do not get any clean chances.

– We were criticized for not been good enough in the defensive, we should be commended sometime it is now well in the fall. We let in a goal, it was on a corner. The other big opportunity is the penalty. I find a number of positive things, that you should do as well.