Gummersbach - 40 sessions and 16 games behind the preparation VfL Gummersbach. On Saturday the fun begins at 19 clock for the European champions in the National Handball League against Dusseldorf.
Trainer Sead Hasanefendic speaks in the EXPRESS interview about the team's high expectations, and why he expects a really bad season.
How good is the team's on it? "I am satisfied with the course of preparation. Most of the games we won and all the players have been very motivated. We played really good job.
However, you do not just spread optimism over the last few weeks is some criticism eingeprasselt on me. For I see that we have a much weaker force together as last year. The see other people differently. We have lost Ilic, Alvanos Fazekas and three props and replaced only by promising talents. That is not enough to realize the lofty goal of surrounding areas.
Especially since the budget be cut despite the European Cup by 300,000 to 4.2 million € musste.Wir a hard season ahead of us. Teams such as Kiel, Hamburg and the Rhein-Neckar-Löwen play in their own league. Then come Flensburg, Lemgo, Berlin and Göppingen who want in international business. These clubs can we beat on a good day. But seen over the whole season, we need substance, which we have not. Therefore, the goal is to land in the top ten to be realistic.
How great is the unrest in the squad after the club asked the players to give up 20 percent of the salary? It is an unpleasant situation for all it is difficult, the nervousness is great. So do I, as coach to concentrate on the sport address. Finally, we will all celebrate on Saturday to a good start in the league.
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