Now it’s getting serious: After their victory against the Czech Republic, the German handball team is going into the main round match against the Olympic champion from Denmark with new self-confidence – but on the way to defending their title at the European Handball Championship, they have to improve their performance. The performance against the Czechs was too painful. On SPOX you will find all the information about Kracher Germany-Denmark and the broadcast on TV and via Liveticker.
The starting position is good in tabular form. With 4:2 points, the German team is on a par with Denmark at the head of the main group 2 round, and the semi-final is within easy reach of the defending champions:”We need at least three points from the remaining games,”said Hendrik Pekeler, a sprinter.
The fact that captain Uwe Gensheimer and Co. are still in the race is due to a strong final spurt and the world class performances of their two keepers Andreas Wolff and Silvio Heinevetter against the Czech Republic (22:19)”I hope that this is the can opener for ease”, said DHB Vice President Bob Hanning:”Now we are two times in the role of outsiders”.
The public broadcasters present all DHB team matches live at the Handball European Championship. The match against Denmark will be broadcast on ARD. Start on Sunday, 21st. January at 6:15.
Das Erste also shows the game in live stream via the ARD media library. SPOX is ticking all matches of the German national handball team at the European Championship in Croatia. Click here for the LIVETICKER.
Peu a peu corrects national coach Prokop’s controversial cadre nomination. He has now nominated Rune Dahmke for the next European Handball Championships in Croatia. The outside left of THW Kiel replaces Maximilian Janke (SC DHfK Leipzig). It will be used against Denmark. Two years ago, Dahmke won the European Championship title with the DHB team in Poland.
If you want to beat Denmark, you’ll need eight to ten goals from the counterattack,”said Bob Hanning. By way of comparison, there were only two against the Czech Republic.
Perhaps the Bad Boys will be helped by the positive power of memory in the upcoming mammoth task. Exactly two years ago, the European Championship in Poland versus Denmark was about everything in the main round. At that time, Germany won 25:23 – and reached the semi-finals sensationally.
“We want to play with emotionality and joy for Germany,”said Prokop. Denmark, which is coached by national league coach Nikolaj Jacobsen, has a “strong line-up in every position,”but we know the team and know what to do. It’s no secret that we need top performance in all areas – whether it’s fighting nature, tactics or closing behaviour – in order to achieve our goal.”
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