German handball gamers will face Olympic champions and document world champions France within the quarter-finals of the World Cup within the night (kick-off 20:30).
With robust performances and 5 wins from six video games, the DHB staff has surprisingly raised medal hopes.
Heiner Brandt, who received the World Cup as a participant in 1978 and as a coach in 2007, says: “The French are very robust individually, however not as a staff to be feared. Sky interview: “If the German nationwide staff can construct on their efficiency within the first video games, particularly in opposition to Norway, we now have a superb likelihood to succeed in the semi-finals.”
After the failure in opposition to Norway (26:28), DAS has 5 incentives to qualify for the semi-finals:
GOALKEEPER:
Victory in opposition to the French is unattainable with out robust assist between the posts. But Germany has each motive to hope that chief Andreas Wolff will ship once more. With a catch charge of round 40 per cent up to now within the match, the goalkeeper reminisced about his beautiful type within the 2016 European Championship coup: “It’s not sufficient to play within the restrict, you need to push your limits,” Wolff mentioned. , France – Russia. By the best way, his consultant, all-star Joel Birlech, additionally had his moments within the World Cup. The Rhein-Neckar Leuven goalkeeper made a robust save in DHB’s preliminary recreation in opposition to Serbia.
“France goalkeeper Vincent Gerard can maintain a clear sheet on a superb day, however our goalkeepers have received matches in opposition to Qatar and Serbia, and Andy Wolff helped us on many events in opposition to Norway,” defined Brand.
PLAYMAKER:
Yuri Knorr is a sensible director and at all times performs the principle function himself. DHB’s youngest participant was the undisputed boss within the German assault on the third main match. The 22-year-old singles participant shines with glorious evaluation and an enormous aim menace (37 objectives), in all three main rounds he was named one of the best German hurler.
“We noticed within the recreation in opposition to Norway that Juri Knorr can blow up a staff together with his photographs,” says Brand.
TEMPO GAME:
Germany have scored 200 objectives of their first six World Cup video games, at a powerful charge of 33.3 objectives per recreation. The staff should additionally depend on the issue in opposition to the French. Because with an enormous French protection round defensive boss Luka Karabatic, it ought to be troublesome for the German staff to assault in place. The key necessities for DHB’s success ought to once more be good protection and fast assaults with agile exterior gamers. First selection Lukas Mertens and Patrik Grotzky on the left and proper wing will play an important function right here.
“Relying on good protection with an excellent goalkeeper, counting on counter-attacks and relentlessly pursuing our tempo recreation,” mentioned world champion coach Brand, a promising route for the DHB staff.
TRAINER:
Anyone who watches Alfred Gislason nowadays sees a coach he can relate to. The 63-year-old, who has already achieved success on the meeting line throughout his extremely profitable stations in Magdeburg and Kiel, will maintain his cool in opposition to his inexperienced staff. Iceland returns the gamers to their coach. However, will probably be troublesome for Gislason to actively lead his staff within the vital part of the knockout match.
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German handball gamers will meet France within the quarter-finals of the World Championship. Henning Fritz on the capabilities of the DHB staff.
TEAM SPIRIT:
DHB coach Gislason by no means stops praising his staff’s “big character”. Indeed, there is an environment in and across the staff that has not been there for a very long time. Flat hierarchies present a superb environment. Each participant has a particular function and is extremely valued. This additionally appears to hit residence. Around seven million individuals watched Germany’s principal spherical ultimate in opposition to Norway on TV, one of the best ever throughout the match. That euphoria ought to now propel Germany into the semi-finals.
Why is Germany shifting ahead? “The staff is good, they’ve nice enthusiasm and nice will,” says Brand, “They consider in themselves and go into the sport with nice confidence.”
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