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DHB-Aus by Christian Prokop: Handball legends argue about the future of Hanning

The European Handball Championship caused a small quake for the German national team. A few weeks after the tournament ended, Prokop had to leave. But what about Bob Hanning?

Hardly anyone had expected the end of national coach Christian Prokop, according to the statements of the DHB officials. Sports director Axel Kromer said during the European Championship: “There was never any internal discussion about Christian, we go to the Olympic qualification with him.” DHB Vice Bob Hanning added: “I don’t see any need to talk about it at the moment. I don’t expect it to happen after the tournament either.”

But things turned out differently. Prokop was released from his duties on Thursday. But that’s not enough for Christian Schwarzer. The ex-handball player wrote in his column on “Sport1.de”: “Perhaps not only the trainer would have to go, but also the person who installed it. In my personal opinion, failure of Prokop goes hand in hand with Hanning’s failure I am closely related to one another. “

“So far I don’t know anyone who can do it better than Bob”

Hanning was the most prominent supporter of Prokop and kept him in office even after the failed EURO 2018. Not this time. Hanning was already criticized by former players like Dominik Klein, Daniel Stephan or Christian Schwarzer during the European Championship 2020.

But not all legends are against the DHB vice. Stefan Kretzschmar recently spoke out clearly for Hanning: “So far I have never known anyone who can do better than Bob,” he told rbb. “Of course you can criticize – and you are always at the forefront in Germany. But nobody can do better.”

Support from the Bundesliga

“Kretzsche” emphasized Hanning’s merits: “What he did not only for the Foxes, but also for German handball in general is very high. You have to respect that.”

League boss Uwe Schwenker also supported the 51-year-old: “If you know Bob, you also know that he always polarizes. But Bob is a dynamo and motor for our sport. He has moved a lot for handball. The Bundesliga is fully behind him . “

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