Switzerland has once again missed its goal at the World Championship. But Patrick Fischer says he is proud of his players.
“We played a fantastic tournamentlaunched the coach. I really liked the players. I liked their state of mind throughout these weeks. I am proud of this team. We fought like lions, but we lacked punch in the finish.“
The Zugois preferred to retain the positive. If he admitted that his players lacked teeth at the start of the match, “Fischi” clarified that the loss of Enzo Corvi for a probable concussion had forced him to turn his lines upside down. And that his absence on power-play had also had a significant impact.
“It hurtschained the one who presides over the destinies of this selection since 2016. For anyone who has been working very hard for a while. But I’ll take the good memories from the past few weeks, how the guys got on the ice and in the end, that’s what matters the most. It’s hard to win. And it’s a process. That said, we can go out with our heads held high.“
Annoyed Patrick Fischer
After publicly announcing they are looking beyond the quarter-finals in major tournaments, Patrick Fischer and national teams director Lars Weibel are bound to make the Swiss ambitious. “But we can do as before and say that we are aiming for the quarter-finalsreplied an annoyed Patrick Fischer. Easy. Like the good old times. In this case, we reached our goal 5 times in a row. Do you want us to do it again?“
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