The Krefeld penguins are looking for consistency. The good performance against Freiburg (4:3) was promptly followed by a disappointing performance including a deserved 0:2 defeat at their direct competitor in Ravensburg. Coach Boris Blank was served accordingly: “Today, with the exception of our goalkeeper Hendrik Hane, no player was good. After the first change, I saw that it wouldn’t work today. It was our worst game since I’ve been the coach here.” On the way back, he was already wondering what the reason was. The past three weekends are exemplary: the 3:0 against the second Kaufbeuren, the 2:5 in Kassel, before that after a 4:0 in Weißwasser a 3:4 after extra time in the home game against Selb. But coach Blank doesn’t see a fitness problem: “We lack the mental strength and the boys are satisfied too quickly after a good game.” The coach wants to counteract this in time for the play-offs this week talk to the team: “I will have a lot of talks with the guys. Ravensburg was only so strong because we let it. I don’t accept excuses like bus legs in the first third.”
