Sweden manager took parting shot at Alexander Isak before being fired - 'Not good enough'

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Jon Dahl Tomasson, the manager of Sweden's national football team, has been dismissed following a series of disappointing performances. Arsenal and Liverpool's summer signings, Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak respectively, spearheaded an ambitious team aiming for World Cup qualification next summer.

The statement read: "The Swedish Football Association's board has made the decision to terminate Jon Dahl Tomasson's appointment as national team manager. "The decision taken by the Swedish Football Association is based on the fact that the men's national team has not delivered the results we hoped for.

There is still a chance for a playoff in March and our responsibility is to ensure that we have the best possible conditions to be able to reach a World Cup final." Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres failed to stop Sweden losing at home to Kosovo Former Arsenal midfielder and now head of Swedish Football, Kim Kallstrom, added: "We have a group of players that we believe in very much and want to create new opportunities for them to deliver. "We have faith that this team can make it to the World Cup if the chance for the playoffs is there in March.