Johan Garpenlöv’s head will not be stroked in the Swedish press after the semi-final defeat.
– Garpenlöv will now be the worst coach in history.
This is what Aftonbladet’s veteran editor writes Mats Wennerholm to the head of the Swedish head coach Johan from Garpenlövwhen Tre Kronor bowed to Canada in the quarterfinals.
Wennerholm bases his view on the fact that Garpenlöv is the first head coach in an era where Sweden never reached the top three in a value tournament.
In addition, at last year’s World Championships, Tre Kronor, led by Garpenlöv, only finished in nineth place.
– It was the first time in history that Sweden missed the playoffs at the World Cup, Wennerholm recalls.
Although Sweden led the semi-finals against Canada 3-0 on Thursday, Wennerholm was not convinced by the yellow shirts. The second batch in particular was solid. Canada defeated shots 19-1 in the second round.
– I do not remember, because the Swedish national team would have lost the shooting statistics last time in one round or has it ever happened? If so, it must have happened sometime in the old Soviet era.
Wennerholm is not the only one to whip Garpenlöv. Also SVThockey expert Jonas Andersson was disappointed with the head coach’s performance on the World Cup.
– This is a huge failure, Andersson said.
According to the man, Sweden played far too defensively against Canada.
– They started to withdraw and defend far too early. Leading players and the coach have a responsibility in that situation. They have to make sure that gaming doesn’t become so defensive.
Sweden’s worst meltdown came at the very end, with the team leading the match 3 more minutes before the end 3-1, but Canada forcibly pushed to the levels when it hit two goals within 30 seconds at the end of the third set.
The final 4-3 rivet came right at the beginning of the overtime when Drake Batherson stopped the game clocks with a superiority of 60.43.
– I didn’t like coaching. I think more veterans should have played at the end of the match, Viaplay expert Erik Granqvist stated in its own assessment.
Johan Garpenlöv received a loud thunderstorm from the Swedish press. Kimmo Brandt / AOP