“To the boys you give one task and they don’t question that much, and women are more like ‘what do you mean, how should it be’. You can be more direct with boys”.
The goal remains the same — to pass on her winning mentality to the teams she coaches. The 2019 European champion with Denmark has two other silver medals from the Beach Handball EURO 2013 and 2021.
“I’m trying to use my playing experience, but also my short coaching experience, and try to do all the tactics, analyse the teams we’re playing against, figuring it out how are my players compare to other players, how can we succeed and then hopefully tactics will give us a win”.
Fuglsbjerg's teams didn't manage to keep a perfect record after the first day of competition on the Portuguese island. Team WON suprised one of the Champions Cup favourites, EFE - Os Tigres, but then lost to Team Normandie. Meanwhile, Aarhus Beach suffered a defeat against EFE - Os Tigres, but beat Beach Stars BHC.
The race for the main round is still on, and so are the dreams of a double crown. Talented Dane knows the expectations are higher this year, but who's to blame when you enter the coaching journey with a gold medal around your neck.