JAKARTA - The goalkeeper of the Swiss women's national team, Hedvig Lindahl admitted that he received a lot of criticism after the semifinals of Euro 2022. This moment then made him think it was better to quit football two years ago.
Hedvig Lindahl had a tough night at Bramall Lane. He conceded four goals when Switzerland met England. Appearances that night made the 39-year-old female goalkeeper bombarded with criticism.
Even though he has tried to perform optimally to maintain the defense of the Swedish national team. "When I checked my phone after the game, I got several messages saying how bad I was", Lindahl said as reported by The Sun.
"That's how society is today. People don't know how to keep their feelings to themselves. I disagree with being said to be the worst. I'm not a star but I'm in the middle and when a team loses as we did, it's all on me.
Lindahl was criticized after the match because he was considered to have made a blunder when blocking heel kicks from Alessia Russo and Fran Kirby which completed the victory for the England national team. He had to accept a lot of bullshit from people who were disappointed by the defeat.
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"I don't think I made a mistake for the goal because the third was a shame to be let in. I don't think Russo will backheel", he explained.
The goalkeeper later revealed that he should have chosen to retire from international football if he knew he would receive such a flood of criticism.
"With hindsight, maybe I should have stopped after the 2020 Olympics final", he said.
"If coach Peter Gerhardsson thinks I still have something to offer the national team, he should call me. Or it's time to give someone else a chance", he said.
Lindahl has had 191 caps with the Sweden national team since his senior debut in 2002. Lindahl played for clubs around Sweden before joining Chelsea in 2015.
With the Blues, Lindahl won two Women's Super Leagues and two FA Cups. The result was achieved in four years of his career before he finally moved to Wolfsburg and Atletico Madrid in one season.
Lindahl who is also runner-up at the Olympics and World Cup has just joined Djurgardens, the club from his homeland.
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