Cologne - They were after the disaster season on the ground. Everything had to change. And now, the Cologne Sharks go with a completely different attitude in the new season.
In EXPRESS Sharks coach Igor Pavlov speaks before the first league game on Friday in Iserlohn of all the problems during his tough preparation.
Topic load: 15 test matches in four weeks by bus to Salzburg, Graz and Ceske Budejovice - for Pavlov extremely important: "The preparation was like war, but no one is hurt brutal. I have seen in the extreme, how to react to players. They have all learned that we are only strong together. It was a tough nut, but we have cracked it. "
Subject of criticism of players: Pavlov: "There is nothing to lament. If you sit on the couch, you can not develop. If you are sitting in the bus, so, because then it goes to strong opponents such as Salzburg or Budweis. Each player must give unconditional everything for the club. "
shave about players: Marcel Müller Melischko and landed in the stands, even in the farm team Flaake Bremerhaven. Pavlov: "It is not because of me. There is a fair competition. Everyone can come back, he only needs to be better than others. "
Theme Captain: Mirko Lüdemann to lead the Sharks. Pavlov: "He is forced to talk to me. He does it in a natural way. And because he has trained so well, he feels, twelve years younger: fresh, explosive and hard. "
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