Torshavn (dpa) – Alfred Gislason did not want to get involved with this question. After the victory in the playoffs, the national coach asked whether he already had any wishes for the handball world championship.
It was the only time after the 33:27 victory over the Faroe Islands that Gislason answered narrowly. “I’m definitely not going to formulate that directly after the game,” said the 62-year-old. What is in it for the DHB selection at the tournament next January in Poland and Sweden is not that easy to answer. Because what Gislason’s team is capable of was anything but clear after the win against the blatant outsider in Torshavn.
deficits
At half-time the Faroe Islands had a 16:15 lead. What had the German team shown up until then? Not much good. “We generally made too many mistakes, threw away too many balls and conceded too many balls at the back,” said playmaker Luca Witzke. “Not everything was perfect,” said Captain Johannes Golla.
The gaps in the cover were too big, and technical errors kept happening up front. The refereeing didn’t suit the coach either. “It was quite nerve-wracking because I was extremely upset in the first half,” said Gislason.
timetable
The Icelander doesn’t have much time to work on the deficits. The national team will not meet for their next course until autumn. “Unfortunately, of course, we won’t have any meetings for a while now and the boys are now concentrating on the last third of the league,” said the coach.
Gislason now only remains to analyze the past games and to observe his World Cup candidates in the halls. One of his biggest construction sites: defensive work. In the first and second leg, even opponents like the Faroe Islands found it far too easy to score.