Arsenal's first match after the change of manager, 2-2 draw with Norwich. The mediocre results will make Scholes spit firefighting coach Ljungberg's reign time will be countless: "You think he'll put on a suit and be proud of the job, but he doesn't. Wearing a suit to lead the team represents a good start, and shirts and ties indicate discipline. I don't think Ljungberg is a good candidate. ”
Slow - ginger head, which has always been a professional poisonous tongue as a style of evaluation, how can you evaluate a coach from the clothing? It depends on who evaluates it! Frederick Ljungberg, a man with red hair in CK panties, competed with David Beckham on poster walls on the streets of England. Commenting that he does not talk about fashion, it is sorry to say that the ball of this job!
<h1>He had PK Beckham</h1>
In 2017, Ljungberg finished 11th in Arsenal's history for the greatest players. The Swede's biggest impression on Premier League fans, in addition to his ability to score key goals in major events, is his exaggerated Mohican hairstyle when he plays football, and his countless history of catching sexy lingerie commercials.
As early as 2006, CK invited Xiaobei to create a series of advertising blockbusters. Xiaobei was worth as much as a million pounds at the time, while Yonbery, who was also the spokesperson for CK at the time, was only 250,000 pounds. Subsequently, CK found that Xiaobei was a must-compete chip for many big names, calling for wind and rain anywhere in the world, "so in the British market, it is impossible to highlight its advantages." As a result, Xiaobei has since turned to endorse the high street brand H&M, and Yongbeili has become the best choice for CK because of its high cost performance and market influence.
The same player Ljungberg is hot, and the psychedelic temperament from Northern Europe is not inferior to the British style of Xiaobei. Near the time of retirement, Ljungberg was once on the edge of the fashion circle. In the summer of 2008, he was photographed appearing in the United States several times, and when the media thought he wanted to join a major league team, he found that he appeared in Los Angeles to find the famous Tartu artist "Mr. Cartoon" to complete the tattoo. He then attended New York Fashion Week. At the time, the English tabloids also revealed that the Swedes were about to change careers to become a furniture designer.
Even after announcing his joining the Seattle SuperSonics the following year in October of that year, the Swedes felt like they were preparing for the U.S. fashion scene. Sakuani, a teammate who later played for Seattle, expressed surprise that Ljungberg would coach later, "I thought he might go to a restaurant or continue his modeling career. ”
But because advertising is in the limelight, and personality is two different things, this may be the reason why Ljungberg did not enter the fashion circle in the end. Swedish Footbook Faglund recently told BBC Sport: "Ljungberg is one of Sweden's historic superstars, but we know very little about him. He has always been very low-key in front of the media and in other public places, and he has also confessed that he does not trust others much, especially in the final years of playing in the Premier League. That's probably why he rarely gives interviews. ”
Unlike his compatriot Ibrahimovic, even in Sweden, Ljungberg, who has always maintained a mysterious image, has been classified as an old-school star because of his introverted personality. However, despite rarely making headlines, the status of the legend of Swedish football in Ljungberg is unquestionable. Faglund said: "Ljungberg has done a lot for the national team and today Arsenal are also one of the most popular clubs in Sweden. He said he was shy, but now he's actually quite strong. It's just that he doesn't use fame and seniority to suppress people. At that time, he endorsed CK, which really surprised everyone, but he also said that the group of ads made him jump out of his comfort zone. ”
<h1>Return to football after a long journey</h1>
A shy man suddenly picked up the whip of the Premier League giants, which was really surprising. If Ljungberg had been allowed to predict today's life, he would certainly not have thought of today.
After leaving Major League Seattle in 2010, Ljungberg played in four leagues. Like those Nordics who are low-key on the outside and rich and sensitive in heart, at this time he lived the life of a prodigal son, and the last two stops of his career were chosen in Japan and India. After hanging up his boots in 2014, Ljungberg had no plans for retirement. Although when he was a player before, he also thought about what he would do when he hung up his boots. But the huge space in his life after retirement made him feel at a loss for a while, and he could only do nothing, so he began a period of time with the tide.
"No one asks me what time to get up again, and I don't want to be asked to force training when I'm in a bad mood." Ljungberg says he's dreamed of living like this for 20 years! But really leaving football, he felt empty again. For a while, he used to go golf or stay at home, "and I soon found out how boring it was!" ”
After waking up from boredom, Ljungberg chatted with a few old acquaintances of the national team and then dialed Wenger's phone. Wenger encouraged Ljungberg to return to football, and the latter replied on the phone, "Give it a shot!" And so he began his coaching path.
In 2016, he returned to Arsenal as U-15 coach. In 2017, he went to Wolfsburg as an assistant coach with former Arsenal youth coach Jonkel. At the end of the 2016/17 season, Ljungkel and Ljungberg led Wolfsburg to a difficult relegation. But in the 2017/18 season, Wolfsburg still did not perform well. Jonkel is the rookie manager, and Ljungberg is inexperienced with ambitions, and the two were dismissed after more than half a year in office. In 2018, Ljungberg returned to the Gunners as U23 manager. Because of his excellent work in this position and the emergence of several young players with good potential, he became Emery's assistant this season. After the Spanish coach left school, he became the head coach of the first team transition period.
Leonard Hartman of Wolfsburg had followed Ljungberg. According to his opinion, Ljungberg did not talk much when he led the team, but he was very authoritative in the team. "Ljungberg is responsible for talking to the players and helping them regain their confidence. He never steals the scene, but as long as he opens his mouth, everyone will listen. The players listen carefully to Ljungberg because they grew up watching him play. ”
Faglund said: "The personality of Ljungberg in the player era has always acted in his own way. I think that also explains why he never went back to Sweden to play. London is a more inclusive place, where people don't care what kind of person you are or where you come from. Before Ibrahimovic emerged, our football circle was basically dead, and there were no players with personalities. ”
Transitioning from a CK male model to a big coach, Ljungberg treats people very slowly. As early as the end of October, Gunners defender Holden revealed that Giggs' yoga class disc helped him recover from his injury, "We practice yoga every week, And Ljungberg joins in, and everyone enjoys it!" "Swedes are also honest with people. When Aubameyang took two penalties against Norwich to count, Ljungberg revealed after the game, "I think I must have had two heart attacks!"
<h1>Ljungberg's North London Derby</h1>
Back to the original question: What did Ljungberg wear when he led the team? Shirt without tie, grey sweater, blue club trench coat and red sneakers. Such a combination already embodies the Arsenal element. Despite the haste to take office, the visiting Arsenal fans at the Caro Road Stadium were immediately able to understand each other with Ljungberg. In the first two minutes of the game, gun fans sang the cheering song that had previously belonged to Ljungberg.
As expected, the atmosphere in arsenal after the change of coach looks better. Everyone smiled on the training ground. For Norwich, the players also seemed to be much more active in their body language, talking and giving more frequent talks and instructions to each other, and often clapping each other or tapping their teammates on the head for encouragement. This is all in stark contrast to the negativity of recent weeks.
But Ljungberg's work is onerous and the future is uncertain. From learning that he was in charge of "fighting the fire" to the press conference after the first match, in just 72 hours, the Swedes were in a hurry. The top brass quickly made a change of coaching appointment, a meeting, the first training session, the whole team spoke, rushed to the away, pre-match press conference, the game, the post-match press conference, and immediately wanted to have the next one again. Yongberry, who said that having 6 weeks of pre-season preparation would be "excellent", did not get the slightest chance to breathe and adjust his mind.
The people around him who have been watching coldly along the way may be Ljungberg's wife. Natalie Ljungberg Foster 31, 11 years younger than her husband Frederick, whose father was a former CEO of a large company. If she supports her husband's coaching job, Natalie may have to betray her home team – because she is a Tottenham fan!
Ljungberg and Natalie met in 2007, when the Swedish "Red Hairs" had played for West Ham. The two married in June 2014 at the National History Museum in London, attended by many of Ljungberg's former teammates, including former Gunners and England captain Tony Adams. Three months after the marriage, Ljungberg announced on social media that her second child was coming, and Natalie gave birth to a son in January 2015. Their eldest daughter, Ariel, was brought to the court by her father. However, the couple is very low-key, and the social media accounts are either set to private or rarely updated. It seems that regardless of how Ljungberg's coaching work at Arsenal progresses, the family can at least maintain dynamic harmony in the continuous derby!