Top functionary Bob Hanning praised the German handball players for their performances at the European Championship.
With the exception of the Spain game (23:29), “the team was more than convincing for me under these conditions,” wrote the long-time DHB vice president in his kicker column. Above all, Hanning emphasized the “courageous, passionate performance” against Norway (23:28) on Friday evening.
In this context, the manager of Füchse Berlin, who has a strong opinion, recalled the eleven absences in the German team due to corona. He “honestly often asked himself the question during the Norway game – for example when Jogi needed a break between the posts: What would have happened if Andi Wolff had been available? What would have happened if Julian Köster had helped by Julius Kühn? What would have happened if Kai Häfner could have come off the bench after his great start to the tournament?” said Hanning.
For the remaining EM main round games against runner-up Sweden on Sunday (6 p.m. / ARD) and Russia on Tuesday (6 p.m. / ZDF) “not only the result, but also the experience” is in the foreground. “We have to play against Sweden and Russia with the same commitment and heart,” Hanning wrote. “Why shouldn’t we be able to win these games?” Perhaps players like Kühn, Wolff, Häfner or Timo Kastening would “soon be available again for short assignments. As is well known, the accounts are settled at the end.”
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