From BZ/dpa
Disappointment, frustration and a bit of speechlessness spread among the foxes in Berlin. With the 30:34 defeat at Bergisches HC, the topic of championship in the Bundesliga can probably be written off for good.
And it could also have been the decisive setback in the fight for a place in the Champions League. “It may be that it was,” said circle runner Max Darj.
“Of course I’m extremely disappointed with our performance. Far too little in the front and in the back. It’s inexplicable to me how we can perform so emotionally after two very positive games,” said coach Jaron Siewert.
Foxes coaches Jaron Siewert and Fabian Wiede at the game against Bergischer HC Photo: picture alliance / SVEN SIMON
Darj especially criticized the attitude. “You could see that a team was willing to give everything to get the two points. And unfortunately it wasn’t the foxes,” said the Swede.
The recent bankruptcy of an outsider was very reminiscent of the surprising defeat a week and a half ago in Stuttgart. “I thought that the analysis after Stuttgart, the quite positive performances in the last two games, would have meant that we learned from it,” said Siewert.
But a learning effect seemed to have set in only briefly. As against Stuttgart, the team fell into undesirable patterns against Bergischer HC. The fight just wasn’t accepted.
“Maybe we thought we were that good. But if we only play ten percent less then we’re not good enough. We just have to be ready to fight and play hard. We have to make contact everywhere in defense,” Darj demanded.