“He knows the history of the club,” former Arsenal midfielder Fara Williams said of Eidevall on BBC Two. “He knows how important it is to bring silverware to the club and you saw that in the celebrations.
“He ran half the length of the pitch to the corner flag to celebrate with his team. It obviously means a lot to bring silverware to this club.”
To credit Eidevall, it was a fine show of management to focus his players at the start of extra time, just moments after their stricken team-mate Maanum was taken from the pitch.
Eidevall looked to have tears in his eyes as he gave his team talk, but he kept himself together long enough to issue the necessary instructions – and ultimately oversee a victory and trophy success.
Barely two weeks prior to this final, Arsenal were beaten 3-1 in the league away to Chelsea.
“One of the learnings from the league game against Chelsea [was that] we as a group did not cope well in a high-stress environment,” Eidevall said. “That was a really important lesson, to own those situations.
“This was one of the hardest situations, it looks very scary when Frida goes down. The reality is that we have a great medical team, we need to focus on playing football.”
Arsenal did focus until the 120th minute, and the final whistle was greeted by enormous celebrations.
“To win this for the second year in a row means so much to this club,” former England striker Ellen White told BBC Two.
“They’ve done it for the fans, for Maanum, the team, the staff – for everyone associated with this football club.”
A remarkable end to an emotional day for Arsenal – but for Eidevall, the more important work with his team is what comes next.