Seger’s tense press conference: “It’s been shit”

Caroline Seger yesterday was a broken and happy woman at the same time. The veteran Swedish international, 38, has spent the last year in dry dock following a serious leg injury and is now preparing for his final game. world. The press conference he gave yesterday combined the emotions that flow when you remember how hard you went through and the joy of arriving at the right time to take part in an event of such caliber. Although he already has a few.

Seger, captain of the Nordic team, sat in front of the reporters after a long time and the tension was felt in the atmosphere. “How am I? At the moment I feel good, it’s great to be here,” he said after playing his last full soccer match at the European Championship in Switzerland, more than a year ago. Later, a long and dark period began during which the injury brought her to the operating room and repeated contractions occurred.

With 232 caps to his credit, Seger is used to playing a key role in the national team. Now you have to accept the idea that the conditions are different. “I know who I am as a footballer and as a person and what I can contribute, then the time will flow. I will do my best, on and off the pitch, and I will take every opportunity I get . I know what happened, but I didn’t look back either because I would go crazy. It’s been a shitty period, incredibly hard to get through.”

Seger added: “I had to fight in the dark. As soon as I got to the surface, I was shot again. Then I felt there was no point in sitting and answering questions to reporters about something they couldn’t do. help If you had helped me save, I would have talked to you every day of the week,” he admitted. “When I felt he was back, another setback and clearly time was running out. I never thought this would come…”.