2023-05-23 21:22:36
Switzerland, which lost 4-3 in extra time once morest Latvia, did not sign a 7th straight victory in the preliminary round, as was the case in 2022. But the main thing was not there. It was above all a question of preserving energies for the quarter-final once morest Germany on Thursday followingnoon.
GAËTAN HAAS (striker from Switzerland): It was nice to wear the “C” on the shirt, for prestige. Afterwards, we all know who is the real captain during this World Cup (red: spared, Nino Niederreiter was supernumerary). It needed an “bis” today and it fell on me (smile). We wanted to play seriously while being quite intelligent in certain areas. The negative: however, we took too many penalties to win. The positive: we showed a reaction in the 3rd third by returning to the score. The last victory once morest Germany in a knockout match was in 1992? There is a beginning to everything, in the 21st century. It’s time to beat them! The past is the past. In this group, everyone is hungry.
The 2nd Latvian goal? I never should have cashed it
JOREN VAN POTTELBERGHE (Switzerland goalkeeper): My performance in the first half was good. Afterwards, I didn’t help the team enough, despite some good things. The disappointment prevails, even if there are still positive things to remember from my first game in a World Cup. In view of my season, where I played little following my operation (red: one knee), it is unexpected for me to have been able to play in a World Championship match. The 2nd Latvian goal? I should never have cashed it. On the 3rd, I was too advanced. We’ll discuss Germany on Wednesday, not before.
ROMAIN LOEFFEL (Switzerland defender): We would have liked to finish with 7 wins in a row. We shot ourselves in the foot by being too unruly. They had the audience behind them and were pumped up to get the point they were missing. They believed in it until the end. On our side, not everything was catastrophic either. We are not too dependent on NHL players. We might have won, but it needed a little more grinta for that. Germany? We know what to expect, we know them well. We have all the cards in hand to pass. Their coach Harold Kreis (red: ex-coach of Zurich and Zug in particulart) knows Swiss hockey well, but I don’t think that gives them an advantage.
From Riga, Michaël Taillard
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