It used to be a friløber against targets for Norway in women’s handball-EM.

Eight finals in a row (including six wins), testifies to a completely unheard of dominance. But the resin has not stuck so well to the labberne in France in recent days, and there is a real risk that the stars from the north did not qualify for the semi-finals.

the Defeat of both Germany and Romania sent them in mellemrunden with them grotesque zero points, and now makes a devil-may-care lighting fixtures, there are several reasons to grumble from the Norwegian side.

Tuesday evening the comb to the lokkerne, once untouchable, the Netherlands opponent in Nancy. It is with kick-off at 21. Then play the 60-minute effective handball added pause and interruption in the game. Then there are the changing rooms, press, bus ride, food, massage and then in the box.

And so it is otherwise in the walk again on Wednesday!

For already 15.45 it’s a new game of make or break match against Spain.

two matches on three quarters of a day.

Had Thorir Hergeirssons crew now beaten all others, as they usually do, they had probably buldret in the semi-final and been able to save a number of profiles in the matches.

It can not now. A number of already used stars will be sent into action in both matches.

It has been several experts in the Norwegian media for to late to scold them. Team handball coach Kenneth Gabrielsen, who is an expert for NRK during finals, shaking his head.

– It is disgraceful and should not be acceptable at the top level. I believe that the 48 hours between matches is a minimum, he says to Dagbladet.

the Norwegians are, however, not the only one with the problem. Opponents on Wednesday, from Spain is in roughly the same situation with the small detail that they are already playing their match on Tuesday at 18 – and have three more hours to recuperate in.

Russia played Sunday night. 18 against Serbia and stands ready on Monday evening, the same time when Denmark is waiting. And it even, with the addition that they had previously been at a standstill for five days after the group stage.

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For Danish TV 2 was the Russian star Anna Vyakhierva Sunday evening and looked more like a question when she was asked to the fact.

– I don’t know. Now we must see how we will react, came the almost apologetic – and, with the addition that it was also difficult to battle, when you had just five kampfrie days.

– It is the exploitation of the players. EHF (european håndboldforbund, red.) does not take into account. Own product prior to the players ‘ health. It is unfortunate, says Patrick Sten Rowlands, Kenneth Gabrielsens partner in the commentator box at the NRK.

The Norwegian captain, Stine Bredal cultural life, added to the human dimension opposite to the news agency NTB on Sunday.

– I’m one of those who have a very hard time to fall asleep, when we have played late kralbet matches. It is with kick-off at. 21, yesterday who would like some extra hours, where you are and turns, she said.

It is backed up by landsholdslæge Anne Froholdt.

– It is always a challenge with the 21-fighting. We must push the day a bit and start later. At the same time, there is a limit to how late we should begin the day. Breakfast at 10 o’clock is the limit, she says to NTB.

While the main challenge in Denmark mellemrundegruppe have been the five days of waiting between the group stage and mellemrunden for Serbia and Russia, it is different to dirt in the other mellemrundegruppe.

Here is a total of four teams struck by having to play two days in a row.The case of the Netherlands, Spain, Romania and Norway, while Hungary and Germany have two days free between matches.

It can be of vital importance in their matches against, respectively, Romania and the Netherlands.

the Extra Leaf has contacted the EHF in trying to get answers as to why it is not possible to knit a properly fixtures together. At the time of writing has connected not the answer to our request.

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