Barely a week after Rosengård secured the Swedish Championship gold, the Swedish second-placed Häcken announced that the club will change coaches with immediate effect.

Mats Gren is allowed to leave and Robert Vilahamn replaces, a news that of course also reached the Häcken players who are gathered with the national football team in Ireland.

- It is clear that you are a little surprised but he had an expiring contract and now they have chosen to break it a little earlier.

I can not say much more than that, says Elin Rubensson.

- I respect the club's decision and trust that they do the best for us.

"Has had great confidence"

Despite the disappointment of not having managed to defend the Swedish Championship gold this year, Rubensson states that the team, which last year played under the name Göteborgs FC, has achieved great success with Gren at the helm.

- We have had great confidence in Mats all the time.

We have had two great years with good results, we have gone out in Europe, we have won the league and the cup.

So we have had very good years with him, says the midfielder.

Robert Vilahamn, former assistant coach of the club's men's team, is the one who gets the confidence to lead the team in the future.

Two matches remain in the damallsvenskan, both insignificant for Häcken's table position, but also four matches in the Champions League group game where the team has started with two clear losses against Lyon and Bayern Munich.

- We have had a bit of a tough period, and we need to get some new energy right now at this stage.

So maybe it's the right decision, says Elin Rubensson.

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Julia Zigiotti Olme, 23, on her way away from Häcken Photo: Bildbyrån