The Swedish press have continued to speculate as to who will become the new manager following Lars Lagerbäck's resignation earlier this month. Lagerbäck resigned following the failure to qualify for the World cup and said that a change will be good. So far the Swedish FA hasn't named his successor. Speculation had been mounting that Fulham boss Roy Hodgson was in line to take over. Hodgson, who has a wealth of Scandinavian experience under his belt including spells at Malmö and Örebro while also managing Finland turned down the offer, Hodgson also added he is happy at Fulham. Other names that have been talked about are Mikael Stahre, currently managing AIK to a possible title triumph, Stefan Rehn has also been mentioned and quiet spectacularly Patrick Walker formally of Örebro has been mentioned as well. Hans Backe was a leading contendor until he chose to link up with old-friend Sven Göran Eriksson at Notts County in League two.
Personally I think they should appoint a Swedish manager who knows the players and the league as well as a good style of play which at times was lacking under Lagerbäck. Of some of the names mentioned I think Mikael Stahre would be a good choice. Roy Hodgson would've been a fantastic manager from his time with Finland he was on the brink of getting them into Euro 2008 and has worked wonders with Fulham since taking over.
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