HCD coach Wohlwend criticizes the league game plan after the bankruptcy in Geneva
The HCD is not in the stocking in the first game after his Corona-related break. The Davos team lost 4-0 in Geneva. Against a Servette who has already played two games after losing time.
When SRF asked for an explanation after the defeat, HCD coach Christian Wohlwend replied: “The explanation is that we haven’t played a game for 25 days. Then we respect the five-day return-to-play protocol and only had a full team training session on Monday. And then the league thought it was a good idea to send us to Geneva after a 25-day break. Personally, I don’t think that’s the best idea. “
You can understand his displeasure in the first moment after the game. But Wohlwend makes a miscalculation: 19 days have passed since the last game on December 23 (2-1 win in Ajoie). A long time too, but for the 45-year-old, the break is not primarily a thorn in the side. Rather: «Of course you have to be flexible in Corona times. But if a team has only practiced team training, I find it bitter if we are pushed into two games in the two days after that. That’s not okay with the team. “
Actually, Davos would not have played against the Lakers until Saturday. Yesterday’s match in Geneva and today’s home game against Langnau are rescheduled games.
“Where is the consideration for the health of the players?”
Wohlwend continues to annoy himself: “You always talk about the health of the players. Where is the consideration then? One game would still be possible, but when we get home from Geneva at 4 or 5 in the morning and have the next game that day, I wonder who’s planning it. “
The HCD head coach addressed his final sentence directly to Willi Vögtlin, the game plan designer for the league: “Well, Willi, you have to make a little more effort, I think.” With a roguish voice, but the anger about it is still there.
What does Vögtlin say about it the day after? The person responsible for the schedule would rather not comment. League boss Denis Vaucher speaks for this: “We recorded this internally and discussed it with the club’s responsibilities accordingly. The subject is now settled for us. “