Victor Lindelof, a defender for Manchester United, suffered a crushing loss to Sweden on the international scene.

For the most part, Sweden’s national squad has had a terrible year. The post-Zlatan years have not been kind, despite reaching the World Cup 2018 and Euro 2020 knockout stages.

They hoped that their failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup last year would be an isolated incident. Rather, their attempts to qualify for Euro 2024 were unsuccessful at the most recent international break, when Belgium and Austria’s Ralf Rangnick qualified out of their group.

They played Azerbaijan last night and lost 3-0, setting a new low for them to achieve. Victor Lindelof was the team’s captain.

The Manchester United defender was blamed for one of Azerbaijan’s early goals as they established a 2-0 lead inside the first six minutes of the match, a lead that Sweden was unable to regain. Victor Lindelof’s involvement in the defeat was closely examined.

Fotbol Skanalen, who lost against a side ranked 120th in the FIFA World Rankings, called the match a “spectacular fiasco.”

The source criticized Lindelof for misplacing the ball early in the game, which allowed a goal to be scored, just outside the penalty area.

In the outlet’s player ratings, Lindelof received a 1/5, with the comment: “The captain put his team in a tough spot when he conceded 1-0 to Azerbaijan early on. An unusually weak international match by the centre back.”

The defender had 106 touches overall, yet his team fell 3-0 despite his abundant possession of the ball. Lindelof only prevailed in two out of six aerial duels and one tackle.