Leon Bristedt did not play for Rögle when the team met Frölunda yesterday.
He will also be in charge of the match against Oskarshamn.
He needs to rest.
He has had difficulty with hockey since he was hit by covid-19 in November.
- Outside the ice I feel great, everyday life works well.
But it does not work on the ice, and it has not done the last six or seven matches.
My body does not recover and I have no explosiveness or pressure.
I have not been able to play hockey in the way I want, and can, says Bristedt to Rögle's website.
"Want to listen to the body"
Rögle was forced to suspend operations in November due to many cases of covid-19 in the squad.
- I have played seven or eight matches and one match has felt okay.
The other matches have been tough.
Now I feel like I want to listen to my body and take a step back.
It's not fair to myself or fair to the other guys on the team that I do not play at my top level, says Bristedt and continues:
- Then I also have to think about health.
After the matches I am very tired and it takes several days to recover.
It is very hard mentally to walk around and feel bad.
He hopes to return as soon as possible in 2021.
- I have not dug myself in for it, but I just think the body needs a few weeks extra recovery.
It's just accepting.
Then only hockey is a small part of life, the other part of my life is very good so I do not dig myself too much, he says.