Olsen quits Sweden’s nationwide workforce after falling out with coach Tomasson

The 35-year-old Olsen made a giant mistake resulting in a aim for Slovenia in Sweden’s 2-2 attract Ljubljana final month in World Cup qualifying.

Olsen began the 2-0 loss to Kosovo 4 days later, for his 79th look for Sweden, however the Swedish soccer federation introduced Tuesday that he was ending his worldwide profession with quick impact.

In an interview with Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet printed Wednesday, Olsen — who now performs for Malmö after leaving Aston Villa over the summer time — mentioned his determination to retire from worldwide obligation will stand whereas Tomasson continues to be coach as a result of he’s “a frontrunner that I didn’t need to work below.”

Olsen mentioned within the interview Tomasson informed him final month he was Sweden’s No. 1 goalkeeper however that he has since been knowledgeable by the coach it was not the case.

Tomasson was scheduled to announce on Wednesday his squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers towards Switzerland and Kosovo, with Viktor Johansson probably taking up as first-choice goalkeeper.

Olsen, who performed for Sweden for 10 years, mentioned in an announcement issued by the federation that it was a “nice honor to signify my nation and I’ve at all times felt nice assist from our supporters.”

National workforce supervisor Stefan Pettersson mentioned it was “unhappy” that Olsen has chosen to retire and that he “meant an enormous quantity” to the Sweden workforce.

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