After the loss against Italy and a third place in the group, coach Anders Kristiansson was critical of the Swedes’ performance.
– It’s pale and mushy. And I don’t recognize our game, that’s the problem, said Kristiansson after the match.
– He doesn’t “sugercoat” anything but tells it like it is, says David Åhman with a laugh.
Does he scold you?
– No, I wouldn’t say that he scolds us. But he is straightforward and honest and tells it like it is. It is good for us and it is what has taken us forward in recent years, so what we are used to, says Jonatan Hellvig.
Watch and hear the duo talk in the clip about how they managed to reverse the trend and come back after the group stage.