Bob Hanning, long-time official in the German top handball and maker of the Foxes Berlin, has attracted great attention with his change to the national coach post in Italy. Before his first competitive games as a national coach of the Squadra Azzurra, the 57-year-old has now talked about his ambitions.
Hanning described his new task as an Italian coach in front of the first two games in the European Championship qualification against Latvia on March 13th and 16th as “something very special”.
In conversation with the news agency “AFP”, the native of Essen continued about his new work at the Italian association: “It is different from what we are used to in Germany. It is like a big class reunion, where you then have to ensure that you then focus on the task. But one thing is clear: passion, heart and absolute will to work well here. builds up. “
It has not yet been powerful to the Italian language, but still wants to communicate a lot with its actors (currently still in English or with an Italian translator) in order to quickly turn the important and the correct adjustment screws.
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“The first task is that we qualify for the European Championship. The second task is that we qualify for the World Cup in Germany. The third task is that we develop the team that we develop every single player. There is a lot of potential, especially in the physical area,” Hanning described his objectives for the medium -term future.
In January, Italy ensured great respect at the World Cup at the 16th place at the World Cup, which had caused a new handball upswing in the country.
Now the next step is to be taken with Bob Hanning as a national coach. “It is something totally special for me. It does something to me. It gives me incredible inspiration. It is totally something for the head to deal with other situations. In a strange country whose language is not powerful. To find ways together,” said the new head coach, who has signed in Italy in the long term in Italy.