In the Magentasport Cup, hosted by eight DEL clubs, the Grizzlys had easily won 7-0 against an extremely decimated Düsseldorfer EG on Saturday. The newly formed Krefeld had started the competition on Wednesday in Bremerhaven, where they had good phases in the 1: 3 against a very well-rehearsed team that scored two overpaid goals.
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Wolfsburg coach Pat Cortina studied the game and is certain: “It will be a far more difficult opponent than Düsseldorf was on Saturday.” Krefeld showed “high speed, a lot of up and down, many counterattacks”. “They have the players for it like Kris Foucault and Lucas Lessio, whom we know. But let’s see if this will be their game, or if it was due to the enthusiasm, the joy of being able to play again at last.” On top of that, Lessio and Foucalt are quite dangerous.
With a view to all teams, Cortina believes: “The level will increase, there is still a lot of enthusiasm in it”, which sometimes comes at the expense of tactics and structure. That will improve from week to week.
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The game in Krefeld could also be a matter of mentality. Grizzly’s offensive defender Phillip Bruggisser meets his ex-team for the first time. Lucas Lessio and Wade Bergman (whose first baby was born in Wolfsburg in the spring) wore the Grizzlys jersey last season (and Bergman even several seasons). Two years ago, Torsten Ankert moved west again for private reasons. The former grizzly captain Kai Hospelt, on the other hand, landed in Krefeld last season via Mannheim and his home in Cologne. He is the best friend of grizzly captain Sebastian Furchner. The reunion is special for both of them, because the two had reduced the usual meetings during the free time this year.
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Here there is a survey survey for the DEL start
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There are small changes with the grizzlies: Dustin Strahlmeier should guard the gate this time, Maximilian Adam moves into defense. It had been redundant on Saturday. But every actor should get an ice age. Cortina have to delete (only) one actor again. Steven Raabe was in action for the upper division Hannover Indians (two wins), he is free. Janik Möser is still ill. There were no injuries after Monday training.
His formation will essentially keep Cortina together. He relies on the principle of pair formation (center forward / outside), another outside can rotate to the pair. Cortina already knows some functioning formations such as Fauser, Pfohl, Rech, he wants to find as many other options as possible, even in the event that there are suddenly several failures due to sudden corona quarantines. Later he will then switch to the ideal formations that are then emerging.
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