Stuttgart – Handball professional Patrick Wiencek criticizes the increasingly densely scheduled Bundesliga schedule that goes to the substance.
“There’s no need to be surprised if more and more players don’t want to ruin themselves in the really tough Bundesliga because it’s so balanced and strong, but instead switch abroad to be able to hold out for one, two or three years longer with the overall program.” , said the co-captain of the German record champions THW Kiel in an interview with “Stuttgarter Zeitung and Stuttgarter Nachrichten”.
“Our opponents in the Final Four have a lot more breaks and can prepare much better. In league operations, they can rest players, and some top players don’t even make trips away from home. That would be completely unimaginable for us,” said Wiencek before the Final Four tournament in Cologne at the weekend.
As a consequence, he encourages a debate, since “it is in the nature of things that a smaller league would help the top teams in terms of sport. That would make a lot of things easier, but it would also mean economic cuts,” he explained.
For himself, he categorically rules out a return to the national team: “I’ve made my mind up, I stand by that.” However, he soon believes the German team will be able to win a title. “Why shouldn’t that already be the case at the 2023 World Cup in Poland and Sweden?” said Wiencek.
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