Halle (Saale) –
The view should have been enough of a drive. One should think so. A sovereign performance at the bottom of the table in Krefeld on Friday and then off to a free weekend afterwards. That is what Ryan Foster, Saale Bulls trainer, originally planned. The home game against Hamm on Sunday had to be postponed due to corona cases with the opponent.
Obviously the incentive of an additional day off was not great enough. The Bulls lost their game in the ice hockey league 3: 5 and had to train on Saturday as a penalty.
Because not for the first time this season, Coach Foster was bothered by the attitude of his professionals. “These are games that we have to win,” said the 46-year-old. Obviously, the Bulls lacked focus after the easy 10: 3 in the first season duel with the talent team from Krefeld.
Saale Bulls: Coach Ryan Foster criticizes the attitude of the players
“The opponent was more snappy,” said Foster. Defects that the Austro-Canadian had already denounced after the defeats against Erfurt (3: 4 after penalty shootout) and Leipzig (0: 4). It’s a recurring pattern.
Foster could hardly react to this meandering in Krefeld. Because Steven Bär and Johannes husband surprisingly ended their careers, the squad is small anyway. With the offensive guys Tatu Vihavainen and Kyle Helms as well as defender Finn Walkowiak, three supports were missing in Krefeld due to injury.
