Cologne --
Before the season was part of the Cologne Sharks of the "direct playoff qualification issued" as destination. According to a bankruptcy prevails in Hanover, the eighth in nine away games, with ten matches before the end of the main round great disillusionment: "We do not currently need to squint at # 6," said managing director Thomas Eichin. Indirectly via pre-playoffs, where four teams (place 7 to 10) can take two more later the ticket for the playoff quarterfinals, is to prevent another meltdown. However, it is up to 11th place just four points ahead.
Eichin warns: "We must simply be more effective abroad. Each player has a chance to prove themselves. "Only those who will now display performance, should get a new contract.
However, the pre-playoffs a hot pavement, opponents such as Mannheim, Frankfurt, or threaten to Ingolstadt. Beiem mode, best-of-three could also be concluded very quickly. The Sharks collapse?
Gauge may not remember: "These clubs we can beat everybody and there would be additional revenue." In the case of advancement, it would probably be in the quarterfinals against Berlin or Dusseldorf. "Berlin should not be, but most of DEG, we do not need us to hide!"
