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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 in another way. Instead of testing towards Bundesliga rivals GWD Minden on the TuS Vinnhorst sports activities heart on Tuesday, coach Christian Prokop requested his staff – or the remaining of his squad match – to coach. Too many professionals would have missed the matches towards Minden – TSV Hannover-Burgdorf was pressured to withdraw from the take a look at after pulling the set off.
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After all, the record of issues hasn’t gotten any longer since then, with “no extra absences as a result of 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 pressured them to cease coaching prior to now,” 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 look forward to the outcomes of the investigation. “Given the entire quantity of failures that had already occurred, a Test match made no sense,” explains Christophersen.
Who else can Prokop recruit?
Especially annoying: The recreation towards Minden could be a rehearsal for a trophy cracker at ZAG Arena on Saturday (6.30pm). 6,500 tickets have already been offered for the sport towards 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 tough for the athletes to arrange for the vital 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) will be unable 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 staff as a result of sickness. Therefore, Hannover’s handball gamers have a downside in the proper again area as a result of there are not 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 follow, 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 towards third division staff TuS Vinnhorst (34:28) however was taken off the board after making an attempt to proceed. Filip Kuzmanovski continues 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 have the ability to play towards Rhein-Neckar Leuven on Saturday. “It’s needlework and it is a double-edged sword,” Christophersen says. “Of course, we at all times need to have the perfect squad for the following recreation, however we’ve to do not forget that there shall be extra video games after that.”
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So, the following query is whether or not the Warriors need to usher in hitters for a essential recreation to achieve their fourth cup last and thus threat a lengthy layoff. Coach Prokop is rigorously contemplating which items of the puzzle to assemble for an more and more tough activity towards the Lions.