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National coach Alfred Gislason was stunned: “I’m not working away”
Outlook: Alfred Gieslason is tied to the German Handball Federation (DHB) as nationwide coach till 2024. And he has no intention of giving up forward of time. But will his contract be renewed in February?
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Stockholm. The change in fact got here as a shock, even to nationwide coach Alfred Gislason himself. The German Handball Federation (DHB) is seemingly planning to increase the 63-year-old Icelander’s contract early. Although he feels “very fascinating” in his work with the German nationwide crew, forward of Sunday’s fifth-place match (13:00 / ZDF / KN-online World Handball Championship stay): “This is the primary time I’ve heard this.”
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In an interview with our editors per week in the past, DHB president Andreas Michelmann couldn’t give a transparent dedication to the nationwide coach after 2024. “After the 2024 Olympics, we need to sit down and make a brand new choice,” the pinnacle of the affiliation mentioned when requested if the Icelander can be the fitting individual for handball’s decade in the long run.
Now the twist. DHB president Andreas Michelmann introduced that the subject can be thought-about on the subsequent govt committee assembly in February. “It may be very fascinating to see the crew’s refreshing efficiency and sporting outcomes at this World Cup. There is not any motive to doubt Alfred in any means,” Michelmann advised Sportbuzzer.
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National coach Alfred Gislason: “We all anticipated extra”
Ghislason himself gave peace after a thriller at 35:34 of additional time towards Egypt. “I’m not careworn and I like working with a younger crew. I’m not working away.” However, the 63-year-old specialist spoke passionately about his artwork and future with the intention of the European Championship, which will likely be held in his nation in a 12 months. “We all had excessive hopes for the sport for fifth place. I’m additionally proud to be 40 minutes forward of France. But it is disappointing to see how we threw it away,” says Gislason, who affirms his crew’s “large potential” but additionally expresses frustration with the employees. “I am unable to clone gamers. We introduced in lots of younger gamers – Koster, Mertens, Witske. They get higher with follow. More amplification can be good. We ought to see that within the subsequent few months.”
With the house European Championships and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Gislason has repeatedly wished for the latest Kiel circle participant Hendrik Pekeler to return to the nationwide crew. Berlin’s Fabian Wiede, who withdrew from the event earlier than the World Cup as a consequence of knowledge tooth surgical procedure, could not have a future in Gislason’s DHB crew. With right-back Timo Kastening and backcourt gamers Julius Kühn (each MT Melsungen) and Sebastian Heymann (Friesh auf Hoppingen) key gamers needed to be sidelined with accidents earlier than the World Cup.
Gislason’s contract with DHB runs till 2024 – a particular praise to Andreas Wolff.
Gislason has been in workplace since February 2020. His contract runs till 2024 and covers the European Championships and the Paris Olympics in January of that 12 months – if the German crew has certified. “I like to show younger folks one thing,” Gislason at all times careworn.
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Kielce goalkeeper Andreas Wolf is just not so younger anymore. Gislason even had particular reward for the 31-year-old, who was a strong help between the posts towards Egypt. “He is mature, calm, extremely steady. “He is bold, however not closed-minded as he was just a few years in the past,” mentioned the nationwide coach.
He labored with Wolff in Kiel from 2016 to 2019. At that point, Wolf couldn’t compete with the world handball participant Niklas Landin. In Stockholm, Gislason recalled with a smile the tough occasions with the guard: “At that point, Andi was a really explosive individual, however he typically misplaced hope in himself. I assumed at the moment he typically got here out robust from the reserve. And he at all times performed nicely when he obtained mad at me.”