Hugo Larsson ended up leaving Sweden’s national team squad as part of a conflict with Sweden’s national team manager Jon Dahl Tomasson. It has really fired up the Swedish media, which serve up these headlines: “- Hugo appears as some kind of idiot”, writes Aftonbladet. “The national team manager will contact Hugo Larsson: There are a lot of emotions”, reports Sweden’s Radio SVT: “Lagerbäck on the dispute: – It is very unusual”. “Tragic for Larsson and Sweden”, writes Aftonbladet. It is simply impossible to navigate the Swedish media without coming across the conflict between starlet and national team manager. – Hugo Larsson said he thinks he has the Swedish team behind him. On social media, it seems that many people believe that he grumbles a lot, says SVT’s journalist Amanda Zaza to news about the conflict. JOURNALIST: Amanda Zaza writes about the national team and Allsvenskan for SVT. Photo: SVT Reacted to statements When Sweden started the national league by beating Azerbaijan 3–1, Hugo Larsson sat on the bench for the entire match. – I am disappointed, a clearly irritated Larsson told Sveriges Radio then. It was one thing that he was benched, but the comments from national team manager Jon Dahl Tomasson were salt in an open wound. Tomasson believed that Larsson crossed too much, and did not fit into Sweden’s style of play. THE BENCH: Hugo Larsson (second from left) sat on the bench for the entire match for Sweden against Azerbaijan. Photo: BILDBYRÅN – I have another coach in Germany who sees it a little differently, says Larsson to Sveriges Radio. Because after an excellent start to the season in Germany, many in Sweden believed that Larsson would get playing time in blue and yellow. It didn’t quite go according to plan. – Hugo is a player who says what he thinks and feels, says SVT journalist Amanda Zaza to news. After the match, the news came that Larsson is leaving the national team with an injury. It wasn’t quite true. When he appeared at Eintracht Frankfurt on Tuesday, there was little to remind him of an injured Hugo Larsson; he trained as usual with the German big club. – It’s very unusual, above all with such a young player who has barely played in the national team, says Lars Lagerbäck to SVT. NOT SATISFIED: It was not difficult to interpret the body language of Hugo Larsson when he was interviewed by the press. Photo: SARA DAMNE / BILDBYRÅN Lots of emotions Two days earlier, when Sweden beat Estonia 3-0 on Sunday evening, national team boss Tomasson was asked about him who wasn’t there. – It has been a big deal for Hugo, he replied to Sveriges Radio. – You can have a lot of emotions, and it’s not that easy. But I have to be sure that it’s all about the team. “Sometimes you sit on the bench, sometimes you play and sometimes you’re not even in the squad,” Tomasson said. He also made sure that it was about building a winning culture in the national team. Now he has just under a month to assess whether Hugo Larsson will be at the next national team meeting. Radiosport’s football expert Jon Persson is confident that the Swedish youngster will be in the next national team squad. But first Jon Dahl Tomasson, the Swedish national team manager, has to make a phone call. – Are you going to contact him? asked Swedish Radio. – Yes, of course. THE CHIEF: Jon Dahl Tomasson is Sweden’s national team manager. Photo: BILDBYRÅN Published 11.09.2024, at 05.41
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