Mathias Gidsel is the type of player who would ideally spend every single minute on the court. Against Potsdam, however, the Dane was handed extensive time on the bench with the idea of saving strength for the upcoming top-tier clash against THW Kiel.
Afterwards he admitted that it was an unfamiliar situation for him.
"That was the first time in a long while that I’ve experienced this. I always tell you guys that sitting on the sidelines is boring—but it’s actually even more boring than I thought," Gidsel explained to "Handball-World".
"But I understand the priority today. We have to manage our energy a bit, too. It’s not a nice feeling, but for today, it was okay," said the 27-year-old.
The fact that he might even have set a personal record—with 13 goals from 13 shots—did not matter to him. "No, no—perhaps I could have broken my record on a day like today. But the goal today was simply to advance, without expending too much energy and while staying injury-free."