Handball: Following Magnus Grahn’s proposal: Clara Lerby selected for EC handball

Last week, Sweden’s handball women did it again before the EC with double international matches against Spain. Six-remaining Clara Lerby was called up late after Linn Hansson withdrew due to illness, something SVT Sports expert Magnus Grahn responded to.

– She is known as a goalscorer, very fast and confident in her position. I’m surprised she wasn’t closer to an election, he said.

“I had a good season”

But when the captain of the national team Tomas Axnér brought the team today for the EC this winter, the player Ålborg Lerby was there immediately.

– Clara is above all a goal player, with a very good game against attack and a nose for running correctly and wanting the ball. I think she has improved her defensive game a lot, which has been a problem for her in previous elections, says Axnér to SVT Sport, and continues:

– It’s fun to have a player in such good shape.

Aiming for a bottom

The European Championship is played in Switzerland, Austria and Hungary. Sweden will meet Hungary, North Macedonia and Turkey in the group stage. The tournament will be played from November 28 to December 15, and Axnér’s hopes are high.

– We know that we have finished the second half of the draw which is a little easier, and we know that the match against Hungary will be a key game. Our goal and aim is to reach the semi-finals and play for the medals this tournament.

The Swedish team