The DHB team meets Uruguay at the start of the Handball World Cup.
National coach Alfred Gislason has worked out a plan.
The live ticker.
The
DHB *
team
starts against Uruguay in the
Handball World Cup
.
The
World Championship *
will take place in Egypt from January 13th to 31st.
How are the Germans doing at the beginning?
We will follow the game on Friday from 6 p.m. in the
live ticker
.
Germany - Uruguay -: - (- :-)
Germany: |
Uruguay |
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Update from January 15, 3:35 p.m.:
Andreas Wolff
is somewhat surprisingly not in the line-up of the
German handball
players
this evening
.
The keeper is not part of the 16-man squad for the first round match against
Uruguay
.
Instead,
Johannes Bitter
and
Silvio Heinevetter form
the goalkeeper team.
“It's no secret that we took an exceptionally good goalkeeper trio with us to Egypt,” said assistant coach
Erik Wudtke
.
"We'll all need somewhere in the tournament, everyone should gain experience and match practice," said Wudtke.
National
coach
Alfred Gislason
had described Wolff as his 1A in goal before the tournament, Bitter as 1B and Heinevetter as 1C.
In addition to Wolff, the three World Cup newbies Moritz Preuss, Antonio Metzner and Lukas Stutzke are not in the squad.
Johannes Golla, Juri Knorr, Sebastian Firnhaber, Philipp Weber, Marian Michalczik, Marcel Schiller and David Schmidt will make their World Cup debut.
The 16-man squad must be formally confirmed at least one hour before kick-off.
Handball World Cup in the live ticker: Germany without goalkeeper Wolff against Uruguay
Update from January 15, 12:36 p.m.:
When the DHB team
kicks
off against Uruguay, goalkeeper
Andreas Wolff will
not be part of the game.
National
coach
Alfred Gislason
does without the 29-year-old, it is a precautionary measure.
Wolff should get a break because he had problems with his hand in the European Championship qualifier against Austria.
Silvio Heinevetter
and veteran
Johannes Bitter
will instead stand between the posts for Germany.
Update from January 15, 11.15 a.m.:
Today it finally starts for the German handball players!
Alfred Gislason's team starts the World Cup against Uruguay.
We are already excited and in the evening in the live ticker.
Handball World Cup in the live ticker: Germany against Uruguay challenged
First report from January 14th, 5:33 p.m .:
Giza - The
handball world championship
in Egypt is finally starting.
The
DHB team
meets
Uruguay
at the beginning
and has firmly planned the victory.
Even the experienced
Alfred Gislason *
felt a slight tingling sensation before the supposedly easy World Cup kick-off for the German handball players against Uruguay.
“I'm really happy that we are finally going to play.
That's what we're here for, that's what we all have the most fun, ”said the Icelander before his tournament debut as national
coach
while galloping against the outsider from South America on Friday.
Since Gislason, who sometimes looks somewhat grumpy, took over the helm in February, a new wind has been blowing in the national team.
With his clear speech, the 61-year-old is well received by the players, with over three decades of experience as a coach, nobody can fool him.
The World Cup should be his hardest job.
Handball World Cup in the live ticker: Germany at the start against Uruguay
The
four wins
in the four European Championship qualifiers, Gislason's only games as big boss at the DHB so far, are just the beginning.
After the medalless time under Christian Prokop, the DHB is planning to return to the podium with Gislason.
"He is the right man to conjure something good out of our bunch," said right
winger Timo Kastening
in the "Sportschau" interview.
Kai Häfner
, one of four remaining 2016 European champions in the German team, described Gislason as an “absolute haven of calm.
He gives us security and a good feeling. "According to goalkeeper
Andreas Wolff
, Gislason is a"
tactical fox
.
He knows how to use the players correctly in important situations. "
Before his premier tournament as DHB coach, Gislason, the man of titles and triumphs, the coach who has won everything there is to win in handball for years with THW Kiel, has to bake small rolls first.
Instead of reaching for precious metal with a full and well-rehearsed band, it is important for him
to form
a powerful unit around Captain
Uwe Gensheimer
from a completely new team * in record time
.
And that under corona conditions.
Handball World Cup in the live ticker: DHB national coach Gislason has a plan against Uruguay
The national coach did not leave anything to chance in advance and meticulously prepared the team for the unorthodox style of play of the South Americans.
“They play a slightly different handball than we are used to.
They put up a robust defense with a good goalkeeper and try to play off the attacks for an extremely long time, ”said Gislason after an intensive video study.
"We have to be very
patient and disciplined in attack
and not allow ourselves to be annoyed."
One thing is clear: his team is far from being a favorite in this tournament.
And maybe that's exactly what the rather inexperienced German team with their prominent coach needs this time.
"Due to his sporting experience, but also because of his enormous life experience, he will be the great stabilizer, especially in the current situation," said DHB Vice President
Bob Hanning
about Gislason: "When you have someone by your side who has won everything, gives you get exactly the security that will be necessary. ”
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