Leipzig-Kings defender Wentland demanded by the ex-team in Tyrol
Leipzig-Kings defender Wentland demanded by the ex-team in Tyrol
Leipzig. It makes it unnecessarily exciting again, but in the end the footballers of the Leipzig Kings were able to win their second win in the series against the Stuttgart Surge in their first appearance in the Bruno Plache Stadium. Now it’s up to coach Fred Armstrong and his men to recharge their batteries and lick their wounds, because the next challenge is on Sunday (3 p.m.) in the European ELF league in Innsbruck.
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“All in all, I’m satisfied with our performance against Stuttgart. We didn’t know exactly what to expect from the new quarterback, but in the end we deserved to come out on top. Our fans have our backs loudly again. Now we have to see how the team recovers during the week, because we have to struggle with some insights and injuries.” This is how the American head coach summed up the victory.
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However, this was also mandatory in order to make the playoff race behind the sovereign Hamburg Sea Devils exciting in the northern season. In the end, only the best runner-up gets into the semi-finals and is currently putting Rhein Fire and the Tirol Raiders in this position with one win each over the Saxons. The giant after Innsbruck is all the more important for the people of Leipzig in order to present a comparison. At the Tivoli Stadium, the Kings can expect an experienced, well-rehearsed team that has even won three games in a row.
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“In a way I seek redemption”
Hardly anyone should know that better than Leipzig’s star linebacker AJ Wentland, after all he was still in the squad when the Austrians last won the title. Now he is traveling to his old place of work as the player with the most tackles in the league (62) – followed by Kings colleague Mike Tavarres (47) – on a special mission.
“In a way I’m trying to make amends, because although I appreciate the time in Innsbruck and the team very much, I wasn’t able to show everything by a long shot. I was fresh out of injury, and back then it was more important for the Raiders to fill other spots with US imports than the linebacker. But now I’m in top form and ready to show what I’m capable of,” said Leipzig’s defensive captain.
It will take him and the entire Leipzig defense in top form to upset the experienced Raiders quarterback Sean Shelton (31). But recently there is also hope on the other side of the ball, because Jordan Barlow (24) convinced in the last game with clean passes and clever decisions and so the offensive potential of Leipzig, which has hardly been developed so far, could perhaps be used at exactly the right time in Tyrol be kindled.
By Mathias Muller