Handball professional Patrick Wiencek criticizes the Bundesliga schedule, which is becoming more and more tightly scheduled and goes to the substance.
“There’s no need to be surprised if more and more players don’t want to ruin themselves in the really tough Bundesliga because it’s so balanced and strong, but instead switch abroad to be able to hold on to the overall program for one, two or three years longer.” , said the co-captain of the German record champions THW Kiel in an interview with “Stuttgarter Zeitung and Stuttgarter Nachrichten”.
“Our opponents in the Final Four have a lot more breaks and can prepare much better. In league operations they can rest players, some top players don’t even go away. That would be completely unimaginable for us,” said Wiencek before the Final Four tournament weekend in Cologne.
As a consequence, he is stimulating a debate, since “it is in the nature of things that a smaller league would help the top teams in sporting terms. That would make a lot easier, but also mean economic cuts,” he explained.
For himself, he categorically rules out a return to the national team: “I’ve made a decision, I stand by that.” However, he soon believes that the German team will be able to win a title. “Why shouldn’t that be the case at the 2023 World Cup in Poland and Sweden?” said Wiencek.