Bennet Wiegert repeatedly pointed to his team with both index fingers, while the 6449 fans frenetically chanted “Master coach, master coach, hey hey”.
The coach of the handball Bundesliga club SC Magdeburg then wiped the tears from his eyes and held the ball firmly in his hand. “If our captain Christian O’Sullivan says, coach you take him, then I’ll do it. He’ll definitely get a place in our club trophy cabinet,” said Wiegert after the difficult 31:26 win against HBW Balingen-Weilstetten and wasn’t tired of emphasizing that his team and not him is the priority.
title is “product of long hard work”
“I would have preferred “championship, championship team” because it’s a team success to which I’ve made my small contribution. Now the head coach’s feeling shines a bit, but that’s not fair,” said the 40-year-old the team has been putting together pieces like a jigsaw puzzle for seven years. “It’s the product of a lot of hard work. Bennet put his game system in, signed the players he wanted. I’m glad I’m a part of it,” praised national player Lukas Mertens.
So, 7683 days after the first all-German title win in the club’s history, the SCM again won the cup, which is only available on June 12th at the last SCM home game against the Rhein-Neckar Löwen. Then there will be a reception at City Hall. 30 victories in the Bundesliga and only two defeats were enough to keep record champions THW Kiel at bay. “It’s indescribable. We’ve fought our way step by step for ten years,” said Matthias Musche, who as a Magdeburg boy hugged the head coach long and warmly. Both used to go through all SCM teams.