Hedwig Lindahl’s time as the first goalkeeper in the national team is over.
The decision was made in consultation with union leader Peter Gerhardsson.
“I think it’s time for the other goalkeepers to show their goal,” Lindahl tells Dagens Nyheter.
Sweden’s EC adventure ended in the semi-finals after a crushing loss (0-4) against hosts England.
for Hedwig Lindahl It was a leaden evening.
The 39-year-old was responsible for doubling the numbers and then realized that perhaps it would have been better to leave the national team already after the Olympic final in 2020.
Now she had a conversation with the captain of the national team Peter Gerhardsson.
She doesn’t close the door to her continuation in the national team, but the time she plays as the number one goalkeeper is everything to be judged.
“end the bet”
Lindahl says so in an interview with Dagens Nyheter.
Now I’m ending the investment I’ve always had, in order to be the first goalkeeper. If I’m still playing it’s fun, but there’s less mental pressure on myself, which is great. And there will be some weekends, to be with the family, and as a result I will probably play better in the women’s league, because I have more energy, she says.
189 international matches
Lindahl made his national team debut in 2002 and was the first goalkeeper since 2005.
She has 189 caps on the merit list.
It remains to be seen if it will be number 190.
I think I should be kind to myself and realize that sometimes I need to rest my body and my soul. Maybe I can’t have big ambitions and be the first choice in the national team, because I don’t have the capacity for that anymore, I think. Or maybe I have it, but I see advantages in having more rest, she says.
Lindahl now plays for Djurgården.
