By Kevin Domas INTERVIEW – For the first time since EHF EURO 2016, Blandine Dancette won’t be a part of the national handball team of France. The 2017 World Champion and 2016 Olympic gold medallist has recovered from a foot injury, but has not played in a single game since the beginning of the season, as a result France national …
INTERVIEW – Poland have impressed, achieving some fine results in recent test matches. National coach, Leszek Krowicki, hopes to continue on this path at the upcoming European championship. By Peter Bruun At the Golden League in Denmark earlier this fall, Poland showed up considerably improved. Following a loss against Norway in the opening match, Poland’s women managed to defeat the …
Women´s European championship INTERVIEW – For the past two years or so, Kim Rasmussen has been Hungary’s women´s national handball coach, and during this time his team has been haunted by injury. One week before the 2018 European championship, in France, gets in to full swing, the situation is largely unchanged – still, the 46-year-old Dane remains remarkably positive. “It’s …
INTERVIEW – Swedish coach Per Johansson is quite content with his Montenegrin team ahead of the European championship. The initial objective is to reach the qualification matches for the 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo, but he does not hide that he and his players are dreaming of something even bigger, already in December. By Peter Bruun The trend is pointing …
INTERVIEW – Denmark´s most important player, Stine Jørgensen, may be fit for at least part of the European championship- a miracle?! The situation presents national team coach, Klavs Bruun Jørgensen, with two scenarios – one including Stine Jørgensen and one without her. “Aiming for a semi-final without Stine Jørgensen would be an unrealistic goal and would put too much pressure …
INTERVIEW – Shortly before the European championship in France, Norway´s national coach, Thorir Hergeirsson, is a bit skeptical where his team actually stands without injured, world-class player, Nora Mørk. Add to it the absence of another left-hander, Stine Skogrand and his concerns take on a different dimension. Yet, he is fully aware, that no matter which team Norway will send to …
By Kevin Domas INTERVIEW – Some say it’s mandatory – you have to have two Danish players wearing the Paris jersey at the same time. With Mollgaard left, lineplayer Henrik Toft Hansen has joined PSG over the summer. After a narrow Champions League win on Saturday in the first leg (29:28), Toft Hansen and his teammates will travel to the …
INTERVIEW – Anikó Kovacsis speaks to stregspiller.com about her 15 goals against Bietigheim, her decision to leave Györ and about her dream of reaching the FINAL4 with FTC. By Peter Bruun “I did not count my goals during the game, but I felt that my shots were good and that I managed to find the necessary space.” Actually, Anikó Kovacsics …
By Sascha Staat INTERVIEW – It’s been a rough start to the new EHF Champions League season for Thüringer HC. On Monday, the German club lost their fourth match in as many attempts, against defending champion, Györ, although the final result (31-28) was a massive improvement from the 16-goal loss in the first game against the Hungarians. I talked to …
By Sascha Staat INTERVIEW – For the past two seasons Jesper Nielsen was part of the star ensemble of Paris Saint-Germain. He reached the Final4 of the VELUX EHF Champions League twice, but ended up empty-handed on both occasions. Now, he is back in Germany wearing the jersey of Rhein-Neckar Löwen. I talked to the Swedish international about missed opportunities …