TAMMERFORS. Magdalena Ericsson left the European Commission in tears.
Now she’s back in the national team, with the captain’s armband around her arm, and talks about the difficult time after losing the semi-final.
– I deleted Instagram and felt like I couldn’t handle this anymore, she says.
It was incredibly disappointing Magdalena Erickson who left the European Commission in England.
– The feeling is that he was so unfit that it was 4-0, she told Sportbladet right after the match.
Now it’s been a few weeks and Ericsson admits it was a tough time right after the loss.
Deleted Instagram
– It was the hardest first week after the match. Keep coming back to you when you open social media and see your teammates celebrating. That’s the first thing that comes to mind, says the centre-back, who is Chelsea’s captain on a daily basis, and continues:
– I deleted Instagram and felt like I couldn’t handle this anymore, so there was a process.
There were plenty of emotions for the 28-year-old, who couldn’t hold back tears after the semi-finals.
Now Erickson says she has moved on and put the loss behind her.
I went – but I didn’t watch the match
Although she loves to delve into matches and details, she has never seen the semi-finals again. It will take some time before the central defender does that.
– You obviously have some bumps in your career. One Champions League final, this one. It is impossible to avoid such matches during a long career, but of course it is difficult, she says and points out:
– But now we’re ahead and it’s good that we can go back in that way and win 5-0 in a tough away game against Finland.
Sweden’s next big challenge will be the World Cups in Australia and New Zealand in the summer. On the way there, Sweden faces Spain, France, and Australia, among other countries.
– I’m incredibly looking forward to this year. These are international training matches, but we still want to win because we want to maintain our world rankings, standing and respect in world football, says Eriksson.