– Nora should have been more honest with me and I should have let her handle several games at the start, then she could probably be more energetic in the final weekend, says the Icelander to news. Everyone predicted Norway as the gold favorite before the WC last December. But even with a 31–28 loss in the final against France in Herning, Denmark. While the French girls could cheer, tears rolled down the heart of the crushed Norwegian handball girls. HONEST: National team coach Thorir Hergeirsson thinks Nora Mørk should be more honest with him. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB Nora Mørk, the biggest star on the national team, was a shadow of herself in the final and was responsible for many of the technical errors in the match. Now she admits that the injury was far worse than what she expressed to both the trainer and the audience. – It was a bit more extensive in the sense that it was more acute, but now it’s gone. But so acute that it was very painful during the 48 hours we were in Herning, Mørk said in an interview with news. Promise to be more honest It caused a great stir when Mørk was sent off in the opening match against Greenland during the World Cup at the end of November. – She is in top form and in good shape, Hergeirsson said at the press conference at the time and explained the whole thing by saying that it was a long championship and that it was therefore important to save the star player. SKUFFA: Nora Mørk and Stine Bredal Oftedal console each other after losing the WC final against France. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB The truth was that the Esbjerg pro struggled with an injury to his calf. She got little playing time in the basic game, something that the 32-year-old did not hide that annoyed her. In the main round, Mørk was fully involved. In an interview with “Kommentatorbua” on TV 2, she says that in practice she only had one foot in the final game and that it gave her great boundaries. The hope was that the damage would heal along the way, but instead the exact opposite happened. When the handball girls recently gathered in Halden for the first national team meeting after the World Cup final in December, honor was a topic between her and the national team coach. – We have talked about that, and I have also said that, that I should have been and I wasn’t. I have admitted it. So we agree that I will be more honest in the future, explains Mørk when news meets her after the match. Participating cause of loss The Esbjerg player with 875 goals with the flag on his chest was not the only one to limp in the World Cup final. Both Henny Reistad and Stine Skogrand struggled with illness during the final weekend. RESPONSIBILITY: Hergeirsson expects the players to tell the truth if there are things that lie in the future. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB Even if the national team manager or the players will use it as an excuse for the team losing the WC final, Hergeirsson says that it may have been a contributing factor. – It is always the case that injuries affect the team, but we also have a point that we must do everything we can to be as healthy as possible when the national team gathers. It is a responsibility the players have, in relation to dealing with things that might be wrong and being open about it. He adds that those who coach also have a responsibility; – We coaches must be careful to slow down the activity if we see that it is needed to a greater extent than what we did in the WC. Absurd WC blunder: — What are you doing? 00:29 Scandalous scenes in the World Cup: – Oi! It is extremely dangerous! 00:47 Klæbo – he hugged me tightly 00:51 Mowinckel paid tribute to Kvitfjell 00:48 Show more
ttn-69
– Agreed that I should be more honest – news Sport – Sports news, results and broadcasting schedule
