Handball - Gensheimer on the European Championship: Not among the favorites
Long-time national team captain Uwe Gensheimer does not consider Germany's handball team to be the favorites at the upcoming home European Championship.
"The overall quality of the team is there. The question will be whether they can bring it to the court for 60 minutes throughout the tournament and in every game," said the left winger on the "Erste 7" podcast.
The DHB team begins its medal mission on January 10 against Switzerland. Other group opponents are co-favorites France and North Macedonia. The top two teams qualify for the main round.
Young team with prospects
Looking ahead to the other major tournaments in the coming years, Gensheimer (37) is much more optimistic. "The team is very young and talented. They will be much better in the next two or three years and then I see a rosy future for the national team," said Gensheimer, who retired from the national team in 2021.
At the beginning of December, the man from Mannheim announced that he would end his handball career after this season and become head of sport at the Rhein-Neckar Löwen. Gensheimer, who has played a key role in shaping German handball over the past 15 years, is currently recovering from a meniscus and cruciate ligament injury. From 2011 to 2014, he was voted Germany's Handball Player of the Year four times in a row.
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- Despite being considered one of the best handball players in Germany, Uwe Gensheimer does not believe the national team is among the favorites for the upcoming European Championship in his home country.
- As the team captain, Gensheimer has seen firsthand the potential of the current German handball squad, but he is unsure if they can maintain their quality throughout the tournament and in every game.
- The German handball team, managed by the German Handball Federation (DHB), will begin its medal quest at the European Championship on January 10 against Switzerland, a nation they have heard is also promising.
- Among Gensheimer's group opponents at the European Championship are co-favorites France and North Macedonia, which adds another layer of complexity to his team's chances of advancing to the main round.
- Following his retirement from the national team in 2021, the 37-year-old left winger continues to have high hopes for the future of German handball, believing the young and talented team will only improve in the next few years.
- As his illustrious handball career draws to a close at the end of this season, Uwe Gensheimer looks forward to taking on a new role as the head of sport at the Rhein-Neckar Löwen while recuperating from a meniscus and cruciate ligament injury.
Source: www.stern.de
