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Before the cup cracker: The composition of Hannover’s handball warriors remains a mystery
He runs out of gamers: Rekken coach Christian Prokop.
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Hanover. Hannover’s handball champions imagined it fairly otherwise. Instead of testing in opposition to Bundesliga rivals GWD Minden on the TuS Vinnhorst sports activities middle on Tuesday, coach Christian Prokop requested his workforce – or the remaining of his squad match – to coach. Too many professionals would have missed the matches in opposition to Minden – TSV Hannover-Burgdorf was compelled to withdraw from the take a look at after pulling the set off.
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After all, the listing of issues hasn’t gotten any longer since then, with “no extra absences resulting from sickness” earlier than the take a look at match, explains Rekken sporting director Sven-Søren Kristoffersen. In different phrases, it is about accidents. “We’ve needed to pull out gamers with complaints which have compelled them to cease coaching previously,” says Christophersen. This concerned three gamers, which occurred in a single session on Monday. The Warriors will not reveal who he’s. They need to watch for the outcomes of the investigation. “Given the overall quantity of failures that had already occurred, a Test match made no sense,” explains Christophersen.
Who else can Prokop recruit?
Especially annoying: The recreation in opposition to Minden could be a rehearsal for a trophy cracker at ZAG Arena on Saturday (6.30pm). 6,500 tickets have already been bought for the sport in opposition to third-placed Rhein-Neckar Leuven. It’s about reaching the ultimate 4 in Cologne (April 15 and 16).
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Due to many failures, it was troublesome for the athletes to arrange for the essential stage. The query is: Who would possibly coach Prokop? “We must work out how we will do it tactically within the subsequent few days,” says Christophersen.
One factor is evident: Bastian Rochek (torn cruciate ligament), Renard Ussins (torn hamstring) and Jonathan Edvardsson (shoulder damage) won’t be able to assist with long-term accidents. Whether it’s sufficient for Branko Vujovic is open. After the World Cup with Montenegro, he didn’t return to the nationwide workforce resulting from sickness. Therefore, Hannover’s handball gamers have a downside in the appropriate again house as a result of there aren’t any left-handers (Vujovic and Uskins). In the place, younger Niklas Gautzsch might assist, however he’s right-handed.
Assistant coach Felixson helps
In Tuesday’s apply, the Warriors had been loaded with A-youths, and assistant coach Heidmar Felixson “helped in a single place,” Christophersen stated. Captain Marius Steinhauser (34:28) was injured within the take a look at in opposition to third division workforce TuS Vinnhorst (34:28) however was taken off the board after making an attempt to proceed. Filip Kuzmanovski remains to be not again, nonetheless on vacation after the World Cup with North Macedonia.
It was not clear on Tuesday night whether or not any of the three new injured gamers would be capable of play in opposition to Rhein-Neckar Leuven on Saturday. “It’s needlework and it is a double-edged sword,” Christophersen says. “Of course, we all the time need to have the very best squad for the following recreation, however we’ve to keep in mind that there will probably be extra video games after that.”
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So, the following query is whether or not the Warriors need to herald hitters for a essential recreation to achieve their fourth cup closing and thus threat a lengthy layoff. Coach Prokop is fastidiously contemplating which items of the puzzle to assemble for an more and more troublesome job in opposition to the Lions.