KUALA LUMPUR: National singles players, both men and women, are excited to learn from new head coach Kenneth Jonassen.
Young national player Eogene Ewe Eon said that although he does not know him well, he is looking forward to training with the Danish-born coach since he is one of the key people who trained his idol, who is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist Viktor Axelsen.
He is confident and believes that Jonassen’s hand can drive his performance towards better results and realise his dream of being in the top 64 in the world next year.
“Actually, I don’t really know him (Jonassen). I only know him as the Danish head coach but I don’t know him as a player.
“I was very happy to see a European coach come here because I think the culture is different because we’re Asian and I think we can combine some European culture to have more improvement,” he said when met after the national team’s training session at Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM), Bukit Kiara here today.
