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“Hedvig Lindahl’s delicate situation: ”Is human””
“She is an experienced, given the cog in the national team.”
“But Hedvig Lindahl may not play and will not be offered a new contract at the club Chelsea.”
“the Situation is emotional, and the goalkeeper’s near tears when she tells about the situation.”
“– Be phased out slowly is tough I will be honest to say, ” she says.”
“She is one of the team’s most seasoned players. But the goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl struggling with their everyday life and the lack of playing time.”
“a 35-year-old has not been offered a new contract with Chelsea and has not played since the national team met Canada in the Algarve cup a month ago, on march 6.”
“After Thursday’s training at the Friends Arena, where Sweden meets Germany on Saturday, she talks about the tough challenge.”
“–, A new situation, of course, I haven’t played since we played against Canada. It is clear that there will be a thought of doubt at times, do I fix this? But it is not large, it may not hold and it is human to doubt. I feel very confident in all the situations I have been in matches when it really has been blown, ” says Hedvig Lindahl.”
“Have you had a dialogue about the running time before these two matches with landslagsledningen?”
” We have not talked anything about there will be games in both matches. But he (Peter Gerhardsson, head coach) has made it clear that he has understanding and patience with me, and it feels good.”
“– I understand that it gets weird when I compete with players who are playing every week in their club teams. At the same time, I am in a club which is on a very high European level and then the competition will become another also. I am grateful that he has been so evident outwardly, but also to me and in this lower do I need security ‘
“The others have been offered contracts””
“the Situation is sensitive for Hedvig Lindahl, who is near tears when she gets questions about his future.”
“– Now I am going to be sensitive. It is tough, it is. You always want to feel that they play an important role. To be phased out slowly is tough I will be honest to say, ” she says honestly.”
“She does not see that there will be a continuation of Chelsea.”
“– The other goalkeeper has been offered a contract, it has not I…”
“How the future will be she does not know at the moment.”
” I don’t know, really, it is not clear. I’ll just try to be the here and now so maybe it will open up. I’m not a spring chicken, I had been 25 years had been tougher. I have learned to manage the feelings that come. It is human to be seen and needed, ” she says.”
“Can it be that you return to the allsvenskan?”
” No, not the premiere league right now. For the simple reason that the Swedish teams that will compete in the Champions League, I do not believe has a reasonable chance to get far. I must be a realist and think that I don’t have so many years left at the highest level, so I can’t take a role to build something up again.”
“– if I Get to choose I want to play in a team like Chelsea. I know that I can contribute in the big matches.”