Injury by hand Knee injury: – Back after the nightmare: – I was very excited when I saw Amanda

The Norwegian handball team is seriously injured in the knee. Amanda Kurtovic and Nora Mørk are outside. Both removed the transverse band.

Collaborator Marta Tomac (28) is one of those who recognize pain. In May 2017, Tomac was even unlucky at training, the crucible was smoking and the backspiller was long gone. That's why she was stale for the World Cup last year.

It was therefore very painful for Tomac to see Kurtovic be swept away by his team's last game against France on Sunday.

"I was very excited when I saw Amanda – I knew it again … the knee injury is awful and does something for you – the only thing that helps is to think about the future," says Tomac. in Dagbladet.

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For Tomac, the way was back, but she still managed to defend herself in the troop that goes to France this week. The opening match is against Germany on Saturday at 15.

"Fortunately, you have the best people around you and your goal is to come back in. That's pretty Amanda too," says Tomac

Are you already afraid of a new knee injury?

"I think a lot of people are struggling, which is the biggest hurdle to get in. I've seen progress all along the course thanks to the help of Håvard Moksnes (physiotherapist in physiotherapy). around me.) Every time I experienced progress, part of the barrier disappeared, "says Tomac.

– What was the most important thing to return?

"The most important thing is to have confidence in what you are doing as you progress, the thoughts of obstacles disappear, it is important to warm up your body and your muscles. what you do … I was lucky, I worked well and I had good people around me, "said Tomac.

– What was the biggest challenge?

"It can take time to get back to the same level, the pace, you have to be mentally prepared so that the achievements fluctuate, it's perhaps the most mentally difficult, you have to spend time right before you get back," said Vipers player Kristiansand, 28.

Activate the alarm

Yesterday, the former team of the national team Gro Hammerseng-Edin wrote an article on TV2.no, where she criticizes the heavy hit of the Norwegian stars. She's calling for a debate.

– The alarm is suspicious of me. This is not about the chances of gold from Norway. In my eyes, they are still favorites with France. The alarm sounds because I find that the total load on these players over time is too heavy, writes Hammerseng-Edin.

Norway goes to the European Championships as a gold darling at the bookmakers, but in the download, there is uncertainty about many of the profiles. Linn Jørum Sulland should play a central role in the team.

"We would like to lose against France (in the Furniture Cup) and also have all the cool players.It's so brutal with the sport.Handball can go from paradise to hell in a short time, says Linn Jørum Sulland in Dagbladet.

– How do you live the situation in the team with damage and tension?

– That's how handball is. You rarely play combat without having a place on your body, "says Sulland.

Norway will face Germany at the European Championships on Saturday 1 December at 3 pm, after the match against the Czech Republic on Monday 3 December at 9 pm and the final of the group match against Romania on Wednesday 5 December at 9 pm

Following the national team's plan, they head to the main round in Nancy, where the top three teams in each group will agree. The semi-finals and finals are held in Paris on December 14th and 16th.