Berlin / Düsseldorf - tired reached the DEG-winner by 2 clock at night her hotel on Wednesday, was already at the first session in the capital, the evening was jointly looked off Barcelona against Bayern -, recharge batteries. This can blow the MetroStars-hero on Friday with full steam on the first bear hunt.
"The mood is good, we enjoyed the great final entry in short, but now have full focus on the first final game," said Manager Lance Nethery before the first hit against the reigning champions.
After already 12 playoff games, three of which were in the Verlängerng (compared to only eight games, which had previously denied the polar bears), the Dusseldorf forces employed at the stop. "Interest me at all. We will be fit, but we do have trained since the summer and played. We want to give Berlin a great fight, "announces captain Daniel Kreutzer. "Our Young Rascals, although makes mistakes, but also has the quality to transcend in big games on it."
She needs to be. DEG is as rank outsiders into the master race. Nobody has really on the list.
"Should we still underestimate all. So that we can live fine, "striker Patrick Reimer remains cool. "We finally have nothing to lose. We will do our best - and then we want to see. "
The DEL-dominators from Berlin to see already on the road to victory. But of Dusseldorf underdogs with the main city dwellers still some big accounts open at once.
"In 2006 they defeated us in three games in the finals, in 2008 took the Berlin semi-finals in only five games to send us on vacation," lists Reimer. "Maybe this time we're it." Abandoned from the outset will not! The ice-Geilen, their fans have with their wild playoff appearances so far so good talk, are hot. "I want to be perfect!" Explains Captain Kreutzer. Since a victory in game one would be a very important step ... We will be fit, but we do have trained since the summer and played.
