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The junior crowns missed all the medals in the JVM.
Goalkeeper Melker Thelin was also singled out as a scapegoat.
Now he breaks his silence after the enormous criticism against him.
This year’s JVM unfortunately ended with a bitter fourth place for the blue and yellow Junior crowns. After winning all the matches, there were two straight losses when it came to deciding the medals.
The criticism during JVM
As usual when it is JVM, great criticism was directed at the young players from Swedes who thought they underperformed. The one who received the most criticism and was singled out as a scapegoat was unfortunately the goalkeeper Melker Thelin.
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After the semi-final loss against Finland, many wrote about him on social media, after Thelin conceded the decisive goal in extra time. It went so far that the 19-year-old had to turn off his comment field on Instagram.
Melker Thelin’s words
Now Melker breaks the silence about all the harsh words he had to receive during the JVM.
– This is what you have to put up with as a hockey player. It’s nothing I can influence. But I also get help from a mental coach since two years ago. She has prepared me for that kind of thing. Of course it’s been hard, but I’ve also received a lot of love, he says in an interview with Expressen.
– We had regular contact during JVM. She has helped me a lot when those types of situations arise.
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Melker Thelin is now back in everyday life again and plays with Björklöven in HockeyAllsvenskan. And it was a success right after JVM with five straight victories for the top team.
– I have been able to show most people what I can do, and I am comfortable with that, he says to the evening newspaper.
– I know what I can do, and believe in myself. People can think what they want.
He is strong in his character and does not let the criticism from JVM affect him.
– I think all hockey players at some point during their career have to put up with hate and things like that. It’s nothing new. Sooner or later, people will like and think about one, he says in the interview
– It is not right to express yourself as some did. But that’s how it is sometimes.
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