Have the winds turned for the national handball team? After a disastrous World Championship, Sweden has set double audience records this spring, defeated Norway twice – and played evenly against the reigning European Champions France.
SportsThe national handball team is reloading after the World Championship fiasco. Now with Felix Claar back in Blue-Yellow. It feels like this week is quite important. To get one or preferably two wins, I think that would have given a boost to the self-confidence, says the midfielder.
SportsSweden is already eliminated from the World Championship. And the honeymoon is over for Michael Apelgren. A failure that we get knocked out now, I'll take full responsibility for, says the national team captain.
SportsWhat a shock – and what a tough Swedish blow. A weak Sweden lost to Brazil (24–27) and is eliminated from the Handball World Championship already before the last match in the intermediate round. Totally bloody worthless, says Albin Lagergren.
SportsSweden is playing the World Championship with "the aging national team" – where the average age is close to 30 years. It raises one or two questions about the future of Swedish men's handball. Then the question is: when will the young generation step in?, says Jim Gottfridsson.
SportsMichael Apelgren is a handball nerd who loves to dig deep into small details. Now and then, it might go overboard. I won't lie, sometimes I thought it became too much, says Felix Möller.
SportsHe has not played championships for two years. But at the Handball World Championship in January, Niclas Ekberg is back. Clearly, a player with a hell of a routine, a legend, will mean a lot, says national team coach Michael Apelgren.
SportsMany injured players and a national team organization that is not complete. National team captain Michael Apelgren is not experiencing a gentle start to the new job: It's a bit messy, to say the least.
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