The absence of the pausing superstar Georg Grozer should free up fresh energy for the German volleyball players for the World Cup in Slovenia and Poland.
“Georg isn’t there and he’s always a topic at every press conference,” said captain Lukas Kampa before the Germans’ group opener on August 26 (5:30 p.m.) in Ljubljana against Olympic champions France. “He’s present, but we have others who can take responsibility. From what I’ve seen so far, they’re doing it really, really well.”
Grozer announced early on that he would be taking a break from the national team this season. The target of the exceptional attacker is the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
“Georg is a personality who really demands a team construct again. He takes a lot of attention and energy. That is meant in an absolutely positive way, but sometimes it also means that others get less attention than they should and could “Explained setter Kampa. The Germans are now “perhaps even a bit more variable”.