Hear coach Anders Kristiansson’s analysis in the player above.
Since 2022, David Åhman and Jonathan Hellvig have won two EC golds, a WC silver and climbed to the top of the world rankings.
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– We are rested, healthy, we are not in pain anywhere. There is really no logical reason why we shouldn’t be able to play the game that has gotten us to where we are, says Anders Kristiansson.
World number one players David Åhman and Jonathan Hellvig’s “Swedish jump set” style of play consists of deceiving the opposing team’s often significantly longer block players.
By attacking already on the second touch, alternatively creating an illusion by jumping and passing, they make themselves difficult to defend against. A game idea that they were awarded the Sports Mirror Prize for 2023.
It is the game that Anders Kristiansson lacks in the duo right now.
– It’s too loose, we’re good at being creative otherwise, now we just do things so as not to miss out.
As the duo finished third in the group, they can proceed directly to the round of 16 as one of two “best threes”, otherwise a re-qualification awaits.
– We have to get the guys to believe that we will do exactly as usual, concludes Anders Kristiansson.