Hey Steve
Oh I’ve come against these types of players many times they can be very tricky indeed. Okay so the first thing is looking at what side the opponent is doing flat hit kill shots and trying to avoid high balls to this area. You can afford to do loose balls to his long pimples but of course if he twidles your under pressure. Try to find his elbow, cross over point often. Mix up your shots and most importantly keep your pushes low. He wont be able to flat kill if you keep your pushes low and to the angles.
If hes really being aggressive you meed to attack first and put him on the back foot. Also another thing to note is that sometimes these players have spells and the ball will go flying past you. You just have to respect it and not dwell on it and focus on the next point and dig deep tactically. You didnt get a video of playing against this guy by any chance?
If you push low he can’t attack to hard then you can get ready for the block. Often these types of players can only hit 1 shot in a row then they break down quickly.
Hope this helps 🙂
