Jan Andersson did not digest the questioning of his player choices. He later regretted his behavior.
10:41 am•Updated 11:19 am
The Swedish national football team beat Azerbaijan 5–0 in their European Championship qualifying match on Monday. After the match, the head coach Jan Andersson however, it got hot in the Viaplay interview.
Andersson left the studio angry. He had drifted into a dispute while acting as an expert at Viaplay by Bojan Djordic with.
Djordic questioned why he was responsible for the fourth goal at the end of the match Jesper Karlsson only got to play eight minutes.
The goal was Karlsson’s first in the A national team. In the previous match, he sat on the bench.
The conversation turned into an argument instead of an argument.
– Who doesn’t play then? I get to choose eleven players. Who doesn’t play? Sorry, but as the head coach of the national team, you can do whatever you want. I can’t stand this nagging.
– Hell, we won 5-0 and then you scream. He came in and scored, it’s fun.
In Andersson’s opinion, the criticism was unreasonable after a clear victory.
– After the match, I have to be in the studio, where the presenter and three experts have decided what they think about the match. That’s why I have to defend what I think about the match. I am an ordinary person with ordinary feelings. Could be a little happier when we won 5-0.
Jan Andersson later regretted his behavior
Presenter Niklas Jihde was surprised by the situation. He tried to stop Djordic and Andersson’s rant.
– I have never experienced something like this in the studio before. This came unexpectedly, Jihde stated to Expressen.
At the press conference held after the interview, Andersson explained the situation for his part.
– I also have feelings and can be angry. In hindsight, I might regret it when I watch it. But because of the question I was angry.
National team manager Jens T. Andersson commented throughout the night that Jan Andersson was sorry for his behavior in Viaplay’s studio. Manager Andersson admitted that the interview did not go well.
– I have seen the interview on a small mobile phone after the match and I can say that it was not the best interview we have experienced since the international game, T. Andersson stated According to SVT (you switch to another service).
– He raised his hand and repented, T. Andersson added.
After two matches, Sweden is third in Group F with three points. In its opening game, it lost to Belgium, which is in second place in the group, 0–3.
Unsurprisingly, Austria is number one in the group with a clean game.
You can find the standings of the EC qualifiers in this link.