‘We can go all the way’: Jonas Eidevall on life at San Diego Wave and lessons learned from Arsenal

The Swede’s team are second in the NWSL and hope to create special memories at their Snapdragon Stadium

“I love the ocean,” Jonas Eidevall says, and he references walks along the beach at Del Mar. “People are very relaxed, life is lived at a slower pace here. I’m a very simple person. I like to read a book, go to the gym and spend time with my wife and kids, that’s sort of all I need.”

The former Arsenal head coach is revelling in a calmer world as the head coach of San Diego Wave but it is not merely the beaches that are lowering his stress levels; his team are on a five-game winning streak in the NWSL and sit second in the NWSL, one point off top spot, with two matches to go before the playoffs. Winning feels good and the club are targeting silverware, as he tells the Guardian: “It would mean everything. There are no guarantees in the playoffs, but the exciting part is saying: ‘We can also go all the way’ – that’s a possibility for us and we need to believe.”