Roony Bardghji was substituted in in the 85th minute in the 0–2 loss to Switzerland. Then the 19-year-old got to play for an additional five minutes, which was the number of minutes that referee Anthony Taylor chose as stoppage time.
Together it was time that left a desire for more.
I think the substitution was great. It was five minutes plus a few more. It was not much but it went well, he says.
It was fun to get to come in.
From the side, he saw Sweden miss clear chances – Alexander Isak once and Lucas Bergvall twice – and he left the debut in the national team with a "sour" feeling when Switzerland took advantage of their chances.
But also a feeling of what will be important going forward, and then with a start already against Kosovo on Monday in Gothenburg.
I feel that there is not so much freedom, that the players are not being themselves. We should go out and play fine football, we have a lot of quality and many players who play at the highest level, he says.
When you play with freedom, I think it will be good. We will show that in the next match.
Do you feel locked in?
There is no one locking us in. I do not know if it is the pressure or whatever it is, we should go out and be ourselves.
Is it the game model that is the issue?
No, I would not say that.
Roony Bardghji means instead that it is about how the players should be in their minds.
Be free with the ball, dare to take some risks, create opportunities, play with each other.
We should enjoy, then we can win.
