The Swedish national team won the European Championship group and faced Ukraine in the round of 16.
There it stopped for their part.
Blue-yellow conceded a goal in the final minutes of the last overtime quarter and thus went out of the European Championships.
During the championship, Sweden and national team captain Janne Andersson have been criticized for their game.
- I have no problem with discussion.
I was surprised that I needed to defend the result, says Janne Andersson about the criticism of the low defense in the 0-0 match against Spain and continues:
- We were not good enough in some parts, he says and presses that he was happy with the players' attitude and attitude.
Criticized for the changes
In the eighth, the league captain made late changes.
According to many too late changes.
- Now I have not seen the match in retrospect.
The thinking was as follows: we already had, at the end of the first half, plans to make changes almost at halftime, but we chose not to do so.
Then I think the second half is good.
We create five chances.
Then we felt that "let these play finished".
-I checked with Dejan and Alex in the first place and changed Alex because he looked tired in 70 against Spain, in my job you get criticism for it and in my job then against Ukraine he has to stay on the field then I get criticism for the.
But I felt that they were hot enough to decide the match and Dejan's free position came in the 89th.
Then we had a feeling that if this is an extension, we will enter full energy into the extension.
One minute into the second half of extra time, I felt the need and I switched.
The future and generational change
Those who are best suited to perform in September will be selected - and a generational change is imminent.
- The "Christmas tree" is laying down, it has been clear.
I have not talked to the other players fully yet because we were depressed yesterday and then we parted.
I will call and talk to them in peace and quiet.
Mikael Lustig, Gustav Svensson, Marcus Berg and Sebastian Larsson are the other four who may end their national team careers.
- A generational change is included and I have been there before.
What it looks like depends on the day when we are there, says the league captain and presses for new players to come.
Two of the future names, Dejan Kulusevski and Alexander Isak, who made their European Championship debut, are praised by the national team captain, who believes that they have gained experience that will be of great value in the future.