In the second comparison with Slovakia today (17 p.m., live on SPORT1) they would like to DEB-Selection achieve a win / Captain Krämmer: “We have to improve”
Marco Sturm is actually a good-humored person. His positive demeanor has earned the national coach of the German national team a lot of sympathy. Especially after winning the silver medal and the numerous media events following the historic triumph, he was able to “take the public along” with his style and thereby gave German ice hockey a positive face.
The 1:2 after extra time against Slovakia on Saturday in Weißwasser, however, didn't appeal to Sturm at all. A good mood looks different. He later said he was “a little disappointed.” With a pretty serious expression. He immediately gave the explanation for his facial expression during the media interview: “We have shown too rarely what we can actually do and what we want to play.” Statements that suggest that the national coach demands more from his boys.
Captain Nico Krämmer confirmed the coach's words afterwards. “That wasn’t good of us either. "We shouldn't just improve today, we actually have to improve," said the striker, who directly addressed an obvious deficit: "We were too undisciplined in some situations and drew too many penalties." It's always commendable that the national players behaved took it upon themselves to put in a better performance today.
Sturm initially did not want to reveal to what extent the squad will change from yesterday in Dresden this Sunday. But he will probably trust the players who were not used yesterday. The only thing that is certain so far is that... Fans will be actively cheering on the German team again in the early evening. The match has been sold out for a long time. Sturm and his players certainly wouldn't mind if the atmosphere was as good as it was in Weißwasser the day before.