Janne Andersson has on several occasions said that he has difficulty with individual prices in football, as they are usually "based on subjective judgments".

With Anders Carlberg's Memorial Award this year's influencer is different.

Not because the League Captain himself is awarded the award - but for what the award stands for.

"/… / A leadership founded in love with the sport, a belief in the group's strength in supporting the individual, and not least a clear value foundation where justice and all people's equal value is the foundation", reads part of the jury's motivation.

"Very special"

- It's not that prices have fallen on me, but I've got some in different contexts, and this is very special because it's not about football or football results, he tells TT.

- This is more, as I perceive it, how I have experienced that I have fulfilled my mission, what I stand for in my leadership. It is so very honorable and gratifying that you see it that way and want to award it. I think it is very fun and honorable.

Andersson's leadership led Sweden to the World Cup quarterfinals in Russia 2018 and is about to secure a playoff spot in next year's European Championships. The 57-year-old knows that his leadership rests on similar grounds that Anders Carlberg was driven by when he founded the Fryshuset.

- My basic attitude in my leadership is to create an environment where people are welcome, that it is orderly and fair and that there is some form of justice and that everyone is equally worthwhile. Then, based on these bases, we will develop together, in different directions, in different ways. The differences in a group are what are most interesting, he says.

Criticism from Zlatan

It is a picture that former national team star Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the striker ended in Blågult after the European Championships in France 2016, does not share.

In an interview with Expressen, the 38-year-old called the national team a sect and that Janne Andersson has shown a reluctance to take players of foreign origin.

Hear Zlatan's criticism here:

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic strongly criticizes Sweden's federation captain Janne Andersson. Photo: Nils Petter Nilsson / TT, Expressen tv

It was statements that made the union captain sad and disappointed, but now he is quickly waving away the remarks, even though he still thinks they were wrong.

- I have a job that many people really like and have perceptions about, and I decided that it would be when I went into this job. What he thought this time must stand for him and if someone thinks something different another time, it must stand for it, says Janne Andersson.

Here Janne Zlatan's criticism "Sorry and hurt a little":

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Here Janne Andersson meets Zlatan's criticism Photo: Bildbyrån