The last time Sarina Wiegman met Peter Gerhardsson at the semi-finals of a major tournament she left Sweden’s manager in melancholic mood. “Empty is the way I feel,” Gerhardsson said after his side’s 1-0 extra-time defeat by a Netherlands team then managed by Wiegman at the 2019 World Cup in France. “Emotionally I’m just numb.”
Three years on Sweden’s manager has rediscovered a zest for life and is anxious to atone for that disappointment as his players prepare to face Wiegman’s England at Bramall Lane on Tuesday night with a place in the Euro 22 final at Wembley on Sunday beckoning.
