Sweden: What Graham Potter’s side need to qualify for World Cup

On the day Tomasson was sacked, Potter was in his house in Sweden telling media outlet Fotbollskanalen: “I love the country and I love Swedish football. I have a lot to be grateful for towards Swedish football.”

Four days later, he was given the job.

Potter’s previous roles include an eight-month stint at West Ham, seven months at Chelsea, success with Brighton and Swansea, and seven years managing Swedish side Ostersunds from 2011.

The Englishman, 50, guided Ostersunds from the fourth tier of Swedish football to the top division and helped them lift the Swedish Cup in 2017.

“Potter is half Swedish,” said Kamark. “Well, he’s not, but he actually spoke Swedish in the press conference, so he is very likeable and he is almost one of our own. He will get more time than most foreign managers.

“At the minute we could not have got anyone better. He should be a better manager now despite some difficulty in his last two spells. He is a very modest man with good ideas.

“When the team play, you need to get everyone on board, and he is a really good manager to do that, especially for a country like Sweden.

“Maybe it’s not that easy at Chelsea – there are a lot of captains on that ship. In Sweden we want one captain and we want to follow that captain.”

Potter is “always adapting and innovating”, according to Kamark.

“For Sweden to play international tournaments trying to dominate in midfield, we will underperform,” he said.

“You need to have a collective way of playing, which Potter understands.

“He has proven it with his teams. To beat Arsenal away with Ostersunds in 2018 – even if it was a one-off game, it shows he has the ability.”