Officially, the Peter Gerhardsson era started when he first took charge of the Sweden women's national team in autumn 2017, marking his first match with a win over Croatia to get the Blågult's qualification bid for the 2019 Women's World Cup off to the perfect start.
Yet, inheriting a team that was entrenched in the typical Swedish 4-4-2 and playing a style the coach likened to an old-fashioned English system, it would take almost four years for the squad to finally begin looking like the real (attacking) deal under the 63-year-old.
It was a philosophy that saw his attacking players given freedom to express themselves and find their best instincts in key moments.
The idea was to build on a strong defensive core that would act as a safety net and give a sense of security for their bold attacking play.