D u need not be Saida or be able to predict the coffee grounds to see how Erik Hamréns castles in the air to the national team by degrees together for a long time. The collapse against Austria completed the decay. But it is too short of time to change the coach as long chance, after all, is left to reach the European Championship.
It was a sprained, soft-spoken and thoughtful Erik Hamrén who met the media at the Bernabeu hotel the day after the fiasco at Friends. He explained that he fully understands that fans and experts are calling for his resignation after the crash, but pointed out that the possibility of reaching the European Championship finals next year are still there.
True that. But then needed win against Liechtenstein away and Moldova at home, which will most likely provide a place in the play-off against another group of three. Hard enough for the mental knocken – which actually came as a bolt from the blue.
Even when European Championship qualifiers were drawn in February 2014, I thought that Sweden would find it hard to take one of the two direct places. Hangover after the failed World Cup place hung heavy, many of the players had difficulty taking regular places in their respective clubs, and the lack of both a thread and clear self-image of Erik Hamréns leadership.
Shooting from the hip and hope for the best is sometimes, but in the long run will sooner or later revealed. I have written it many times before: after jaw blast in Amsterdam in 2010 (4-1 to the Netherlands) have Hamrén groping blindly for a winning formula without finding it. Instead, he – and the entire leadership team – got lost and lost self-realization. The tactics have changed, the player has been a mess, and security disappeared. Last year took the team only two victories with real A-team: against Estonia and Liechtenstein.
Warning flags has been hoisted long, but Hamrén has, like many of his predecessors clung her favorites too long and been inconsistent in their laguttagningar.
And in the match, analyzes afterwards would even Baghdad Bob have been satisfied with (away) explanations.
It should be said that Hamrén had bad luck with injuries especially on defense players, but all the experimenting has created uncertainty in the group that rubbed off on the plan.
The mental part is a mystery. In match after match ends up blue and yellow underdog. The explanation must be that the tension level is too often either too high or too low the players. Hamrén has an enormous leadership team with everything from nutrition expert to the players the manager, but during his six years as head coach not yet found someone who he thinks is suitable as a mental coach.
I think he had much to work with … truth hurts: but the players are, Zlatan Ibrahimovic excepted, complementary players in their clubs. Lars Lagerback has rightly been praised for Iceland’s amazing successes, but Iceland has today also several players outside Sweden who are influential in Europe.
Is it location to replace the whole thing and replace with the U21 national team? Straight up?
No, it is not that simple, although the U21 team this summer gave us hope that the European Championship gold could infect the A squad. There was joy, team spirit and strong profiles, and just at that comparison fades Hamréns national team further. After the blast on Tuesday, several of the U21 players get the chance to come, but they must be channeled into wisely.
Can Hamrén really sit there?
Yes, at least while the qualifier liver. It’s only a month left to ödesmatcherna against Liechtenstein and Moldova and it can not change now. And Sweden would take the EM Hamrén will most certainly stay the playoffs, although I would like to see a new coach after the qualifying. Regardless secured EM-ticket or not. It required a reboot for such a hollow law in many ways reached the end.
Hamrén has autumn matches in which to at least restore the reputation.
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