When clearing the Olympic cabin on Wednesday, Toni Söderholm had to consider time again, whether he really wants to cowl as the national coach with the Herben Disappointment of Beijing after the World Cup in May. Thereafter, the contract of the Finn expires. Whether he extends and how it continues, is as unclear as much in the German ice hockey after the sporting debacle in China.
"That was a setback, but no step-step," said Deb President Franz Reindl of the German Press Agency for the Commission's behavior of the German team. Doubts about this view are attached.
We were not good enough.
Toni Söderholm
Since Söderholm had become the successor of Pyeongchang-Silschschmied Marco Storm at the end of 2018, it continued continuously forward. Playfully, the national team increased, self-confidence grew and 2021 missed the DEB selection at the World Cup just the final. In view of the lack of world's best players from NHL, development should be crowned in Beijing. "We were not good enough," said Söderholm after the Herben 0: 4 on Tuesday against Slovakia \ - synonymous with the one after its own claims much too early from the quarterfinals.
Instead of the gold medal issued as the goal, the reality looks painfully different: From twelve participants Germany occupies in the end of ten. The proudly fought world ranking rank five is not to be kept and behind the direct Olympic qualification for 2026 is again a big question mark. "The frustration about how we have presented ourselves, you have to let you go first", striker Patrick Hager - a "low point" is this.
Generation change?
The ambitious Söderholm is likely to do everything to correct the impression at the World Cup in May in his homeland Finland. But with which staff? "That's often the fact that the Olympic Cycle always ends generations and play new generations," said Hager (33), which had still been a member of the silver team in 2018. "For the last winter games, we also had guys who have resigned shortly afterwards." So it should be this time, after all, the average age of the team in Beijing was quite high at 29 years.
World Cup in May Söderholm's farewell performance?
The World Cup could be Söderholm's farewell performance. The 43-year-old emphasized to be very happy coach. However, among others, among other things, the FINE-Dufrieben Dufrieben can earn much more money at a top club. In addition, the devastating appearances of his players could brood him in Beijing. "We have made great steps to reduce the distance to the top nations. But it still has to fit everything to seriously play a medal," said the former national coach Uwe Krupp of the DPA. The true performance is likely to be somewhere between Olympia Silver 2018 and the debacle of 2022.
In the coming weeks, groundbreaking decisions are now based on the sustainability of the recovery of the past few years - or can destroy much again. "For me, the successful development of the German ice hockey is directly linked to the person Franz Reindl," Krupp did not give up without reason. "It's hard to find someone who has done more for German ice hockey in the last 30 years."
ReinDL successor not in sight
Only the 67-year-old Reindl will soon be history as a debut president. In the general meeting beginning of May before the World Cup, Reindl should no longer compete. A follow-up candidate in the internal cross-bonded association is not in sight. Whether and how it continues with the sporty reforms implemented by Reindl and the former sports director Stefan Schaidnagel? Open minded.
The current sports director Christian Künast did not even send a future strategy after the Olympics. "False question at the wrong time," Künast said to the question of whether the winter games impact on the national coach decision. The fact that question and timing in terms of Reindl and Söderholm were by no means so wrong, DeB captain Moritz Müller revealed. "These personnel decisions should definitely be clarified promptly," said Müller of the DPA.
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