The Swedes took their underground land. Shame on you, you heard – MS 2021 – Ice Hockey – Sports

Swedish hockey is experiencing a historic embarrassment. The Northerners will be missing in the quarterfinals of the World Cup and for the first time since 1937 they will finish worse in the overall ranking than in eighth place.

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01.06.2021 12:27

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Jesper Froden and Oscar Lindberg are also saddened by the lack of progress to the playoffs.

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Monday’s loss to Russia (2: 3 after the raids) meant a definitive stop for the “three crowns” in the basic group and an early departure from Riga home.

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They scored only ten points in seven matches, and even before the “Slovak” A-group culminated on Tuesday, it was clear that they could not advance from it. No wonder coach Johan Garpenlö’s team faces huge criticism from the Swedish media.

“Russia has scattered the Swedish dream of a playoffs. This year’s World Cup has turned into total bottomless darkness. NHL star striker Vladimir Tarasenko turned the decisive raid and destroyed all our hopes.

The Swedes will take the worst position from the world championship in 84 years, “the daily Aftonbladet wrote.

The Swedes started the championship with losses with Denmark (3: 4) and Belarus (0: 1) and so they had to catch up with a point loss from the beginning.

After losing to the Czech Republic (2: 4), they were able to revive their hope after the victory over Slovakia (3: 1) and on Monday they could still stay in the promotion game if they won for two points against the team. But the Russians managed the raid better.

“The fiasco is complete. Sweden is excluded from the championship, “reported the headline of the daily Göteborg Posten.

He reminded that the Swedish representatives did not go through the initial phase for the first time since the 1985 World Cup in Prague, where the old format was still played without the elimination part. After its introduction in 1992, the Swedes have never missed it so far.

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Experts and personalities there do not spare strong words.

“Like a nightmare. It is the biggest embarrassment in modern history, no doubt about it, “said SVT television expert Jonas Anderson.

“But we didn’t make an early end to the tournament now. We played a good match with Russia. We caused it with the first two matches against Denmark and Belarus. The team could not play in time. And the management of the national team is responsible for that. “

The Swedes did not come to Riga, the biggest stars, of the NHL players, only Adrian Kempe, Marcus Sörensen, Isac Lundeström, Rickard Rakell and Victor Olofsson strengthened the team.

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However, this does not hold out as an excuse, the other teams could not count on personalities from the overseas profilig at the World Cup.

“Swedish hockey must have much higher demands on itself. It’s a huge failure, despite the fact that we didn’t have the strongest possible team. Similar problems were solved by other national teams as well, “thinks former national team striker Mikael Renberg.

“We played the best match at the championship against Russia, probably the best team in the tournament. It turned out that this team still has potential. But I stand by my own. Not to advance to the playoffs is not just a failure, it’s a shame,” said the Expressena glossator. Sanny Lindström.

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However, the Swedes have won two of the past three world championships, but at the specific in Riga, held under strict measures at the time of the coronavirus pandemic, they totally exploded. Garpenlöv would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise.

“Of course, I’m not feeling well at all right now. I am disappointed. It is a great failure for me as a coach and for our entire hockey nation, “the coach quoted the official website of the championship.

“We came here for medals, we wanted gold. But I would still like to stay with the team. But it’s not up to me to decide. “

The players were also very disappointed. “It simply came to our notice then. We came here to go far in the tournament, we wanted to fight for the title, “grieved Rickard Rakell.

“We are very disappointed, it’s a huge failure. We failed. In the first two matches, however, we shot ourselves in the leg, “added Victor Olofsson.

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