Flensburg-Handewitt: winning the title in the European League despite setbacks!

Flensburg-Handewitt: winning the title in the European League despite setbacks!

Flensburg, Deutschland - The handball season 2024/25 took a mixed course for SG Flensburg-Handewitt. Experts saw the team as a clear favorite for the title in the handball Bundesliga before the start of the season. In fact, the Flensburger only ended the season in fifth place and had to be satisfied with eleven points behind the championship that the Foxes Berlin won. The team was only able to save a positive grade into the season with the winning of the European League, such as Sport picture

After the dismissal of coach Nicolej Krickau in December 2024, which was carried out due to a lack of further development and inadequate performance against top clubs, Ales Pajovic took over the scepter on the sidelines. Pajovic, who had replaced it as interim coach Anders Eggert, set the course for a U -turn. When he took office, the team was in sixth place, but ended the season in fifth place. Under his leadership, the team scored 23:11 points, a point cut of 1.35, which, however, was insufficient to realize the championship ambitions, ndr firm.

a title as consolation

The winning of the European League, the final against Montpellier HB ended with 32:25, ensured a conciliatory conclusion. Pajovic said that this title was important to save the season and announced that his protégés wanted to fight for the championship again next year. He firmly believes that the current team has what it takes and refers to the victories in the European Final4 against MT Melsungen and Montpellier as a positive sign. Nevertheless, he did not mean unmentioned that the team in the league gave away points several times, which he regretted.

A look into the future

For the coming season, Pajovic plans to maintain the existing system in order to achieve more consistency. An important point will be the integration of Luca Witzke, the new playmaker. In addition, Jim Gottfridsson, one of the top performers, will not be available to the team next season, which does not make the challenges for Pajovic less.

The club management, represented by managing director Holger Glandorf, expressed dissatisfaction with the performance. Glandorf will discuss various reasons for the weak performance during the summer break. In particular, the away balance sheet of 18:16 points and the collected minus points are identified as problem areas. It is important to work on passport security, troubleshooting and the defense stability in order to show more consistency next year.

The Flensburgers are not the only ones who fight challenges this season. Other teams such as HSG Wetzlar also had to suffer from coaching changes. Frank Carstens was released after a disappointing course, while Momir Ilic has now taken responsibility. This shows how moving the dynamic in German handball is currently, as handball world reports.

The view of the next season remains excited. Will SG Flensburg-Handewitt be able to master the announced challenges and keep up in the fight for the championship? The fans hope for a successful comeback and a place among the best teams in the league.