In some ways, they resemble each other, Jon Dahl Tomasson and Tony Gustavsson. The broad smile, the unrestrained optimism and, until recently: the job.
But while Tomasson was fired as national team manager for the men's national team last week after a disastrous World Championship qualification, Gustavsson's journey with the women's national team is just beginning.
Gustavsson's first blue and yellow squad gathers in Marbella on Monday evening. On Friday, it's a sharp situation directly, Nations League semi-final against Spain in Málaga. The return match is played at Gamla Ullevi in Gothenburg on Tuesday.
Quotes Guardiola
Just like Jon Dahl Tomasson, who promised "positive attacking football" when he took over, Gustavsson wants to build an offensive Swedish national team.
These players have shown over many years that they are at their best when they are hungry in the press game and run a lot and intensely and go deep, says Tony Gustavsson.
But he also emphasizes that it depends. It's about not being naive when the world's best team, the reigning World Championship winner Spain, is on the other side.
A more experienced and wiser coach than me, Pep Guardiola, said something after Manchester City's match against Arsenal earlier this year, when asked why they backed home. He said "it's never our intention, but sometimes you meet teams that are too good".
Against a team like Spain, Sweden therefore needs to be ready to release some of the offensive gas pedal, he says.
It's about being humble enough to know that when you meet Spain, it won't always work. Then you need to have a plan B, then we need to be compact and wait. Otherwise, we will run ourselves out.
New Spanish national team manager
Spain, European Championship finalist last summer, also has a new national team manager. The former U23 national team manager Sonia Bermúdez has taken over after Montse Tomé.
Tony Gustavsson has done what he can to scout the opponent.
I've watched all of Spain's matches from the European Championship and we've also gone back and watched all the U23 matches she's been national team manager for. Spain is always Spain, but there are variations in it and there we want to be as prepared as we can. But it becomes a bit of a guessing game, says Tony Gustavsson.
Goalkeepers: Tove Enblom, Vålerenga, Jennifer Falk, Häcken, Moa Öhman, Malmö FF.
Defenders: Nathalie Björn, Chelsea, Magdalena Eriksson, Bayern München, Smilla Holmberg, Hammarby, Amanda Ilestedt, Eintracht Frankfurt, Elma Junttila Nelhage, Lyon, Hanna Lundkvist, San Diego, Anna Sandberg, Manchester United, Linda Sembrant, AIK.
Midfielders/forwards: Filippa Angeldahl, Real Madrid, Kosovare Asllani, London City, Hanna Bennison, Real Madrid, Stina Blackstenius, Arsenal, Rebecka Blomqvist, Eintracht Frankfurt, Evelyn Ijeh, Milan, Monica Jusu Bah, Häcken, Rosa Kafaji, Brighton, Fridolina Rolfö, Manchester United, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Chelsea, Felicia Schröder, Häcken, Julia Zigiotti Olme, Manchester United.
