Handball fairy tales in the 2nd league
“I raised my players to be predators”
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Bob Hanning trains 1. VfL Potsdam – and is also managing director of Füchse Berlin
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The constellation is strange. Everything speaks in favor of 1. VfL Potsdam being promoted to the handball Bundesliga, but that would have consequences for the Füchse Berlin top team. Both teams are too closely interwoven. But coach Bob Hanning sticks to his vision.
A promotion for the handball players of 1. VfL Potsdam this season is becoming increasingly likely. The young team is at the top of the 2nd league table with six game days to go – six points ahead of third place. “We would be happy about that because we would have proven that we can assert ourselves with many of our own young people in one of the strongest leagues in the world,” said coach Bob Hanning.
However, promotion would also have consequences – for Potsdam and also for the current league leaders. Because the Füchse Berlin are the cooperation partner of the Brandenburgers. “This is certainly a unique constellation in German sport. “But we don’t see ourselves as rivals,” said Hanning, who is also the Füchse’s managing director.
This Thursday was a prime example of the philosophy of both clubs. The Füchse Berlin signed Jannek Klein and Nicolas Paulnsteiner and loaned the backcourt players directly to Potsdam. The 25-year-old Klein comes to the Berliners from Eulen Ludwigshafen and has signed a two-year contract, as the Bundesliga leaders announced. The Austrian Paulnsteiner (19) is moving from his hometown from HC Linz AG to the capital for three years. “We wanted to secure the transfer rights to both players and are pleased that they have signed with Füchse Berlin. Both would like to hunt for goals for 1. VfL Potsdam next year and develop there in sports,” said Hanning.
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At least six players in the Potsdam squad currently have double play rights. This meant that the Foxes were always able to bring in players from the second division team when there were personnel shortages. However, if Potsdam were promoted, this would no longer be possible. “You would then have to do without it for at least a year. There will then be new challenges that we have to solve differently,” said Hanning. That’s why the Foxes’ squad should be expanded. “Then we will certainly have one more player,” he announced.
Everything is settled for Potsdam’s promotion and relegation
For Hanning, foregoing a promotion for Potsdam is still out of the question. “I raised my players to be predators. If you teach people values and then say afterwards, no, let’s not do it. “That’s not possible,” he said. Especially since it is unclear how long this constellation will last. If Potsdam were to be relegated again, they would return to the previous exchange model. “That will definitely be the case. “That’s a clear constellation,” said Hanning.
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At the beginning of January, Hanning had already brought up the idea of a “Team Germany” for Potsdam. “I know she was presented to the board. And I’m now waiting for a reaction,” reported Hanning. Young talents who don’t get enough playing time at their parent club could get it at first division level in Potsdam. “This applies to players who the DHB or the league considers interesting but are not ready yet,” said Hanning.
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However, there will still be a small upheaval in Potsdam in the summer. Because top scorer Max Beneke and goalkeeper Lasse Ludwig are permanently moving to the Foxes. Moritz Sauter, another U21 world champion, is going to HSV Hamburg. And Hanning had also announced that he would resign from his coaching position after this season. But the planning is already in full swing. “We have an idea. All of this will be completed in the next two or three weeks. “I’m having conversations with both coaches and players,” he said.
Hanning will continue to be responsible for both locations, but saying goodbye as coach is not that easy for him. Close relationships have developed with the actors in recent years. “It’s almost a friendly relationship. That it is sometimes difficult for me to keep my distance. We have a very close connection to each other,” he reported.
