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 sturdy performances and 5 wins from six video games, the DHB staff has surprisingly raised medal hopes.
Heiner Brandt, who gained the World Cup as a participant in 1978 and as a coach in 2007, says: “The French are very sturdy 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 towards Norway, now we have a very good likelihood to succeed in the semi-finals.”
After the failure towards Norway (26:28), DAS has 5 incentives to qualify for the semi-finals:
GOALKEEPER:
Victory towards the French is unimaginable with out sturdy help between the posts. But Germany has each purpose to hope that chief Andreas Wolff will ship once more. With a catch price of round 40 per cent up to now within the match, the goalkeeper reminisced about his gorgeous type within the 2016 European Championship coup: “It’s not sufficient to play within the restrict, you must push your limits,” Wolff stated. , France – Russia. By the way in which, his consultant, all-star Joel Birlech, additionally had his moments within the World Cup. The Rhein-Neckar Leuven goalkeeper made a powerful save in DHB’s preliminary sport towards Serbia.
“France goalkeeper Vincent Gerard can preserve a clear sheet on a very good day, however our goalkeepers have gained matches towards Qatar and Serbia, and Andy Wolff helped us on many events towards Norway,” defined Brand.
PLAYMAKER:
Yuri Knorr is a wise 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 wonderful assessment and an enormous objective menace (37 targets), in all three main rounds he was named one of the best German hurler.
“We noticed within the sport towards Norway that Juri Knorr can blow up a staff along with his pictures,” says Brand.
TEMPO GAME:
Germany have scored 200 targets of their first six World Cup video games, at a formidable price of 33.3 targets per sport. The staff should additionally depend on the issue towards the French. Because with a large 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 alternative Lukas Mertens and Patrik Grotzky on the left and proper wing will play a vital function right here.
“Relying on good protection with an excellent goalkeeper, counting on counter-attacks and relentlessly pursuing our tempo sport,” stated world champion coach Brand, a promising path for the DHB staff.
TRAINER:
Anyone who watches Alfred Gislason lately 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 preserve his cool towards his inexperienced staff. Iceland returns the gamers to their coach. However, it is going to be troublesome for Gislason to actively lead his staff within the essential section 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 “large 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 very good ambiance. Each participant has a selected function and is extremely valued. This additionally appears to hit house. Around seven million individuals watched Germany’s principal spherical closing towards Norway on TV, one of the best ever in the course of 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 imagine in themselves and go into the sport with nice confidence.”
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