“Second place (in the group) is not only important for self-confidence. Thanks to it, Germany avoided a quarter-final duel with an even stronger Sweden, which will now face Canada,” the DPA agency wrote. “In addition, we have a chance to retaliate against the Czech Republic,” she said in a reminder that at the World Cup in 2019, the Czechia stopped an ambitious German team with a 5: 1 win.
He also wrote about the retaliation on the Express portal, according to which the Czechs still have an account with the Germans for Bratislava. The portal mentioned the statement of the German striker Matthias Plachta, who, using a core dictionary, stated that he was at the team “u pr …”, against whom he will play, because he simply goes from match to match. However, according to Express, German hockey players are well aware that the Czechs have a notch in them.
The German Matthias Plachta was fascinated by the fearless penetration between the defenders of Switzerland.Video: CT sport, SPORT.CZ
“We do not have a match with the Czechs. At the championship in 2019, Germany suffered a rough 1: 5 defeat against the strong Czech Republic. After two thirds, it was still 1: 1 at the time, but in the final third, the German team was rolled 4: 0,” Express said. The German hockey player Marcel Noebels also thinks of the former defeat, who said that the Germans would put everything into the fight with the Czechs, because this time they do not want to have the semifinals taken.
German goal joy: (from left) Moritz Müller, Kai Wissmann and Alexander Ehl.Photo: Martin MeissnerCTK / AP
Former German hockey player and expert of the Sport1 sports station Rick Goldmann also spoke about the defeat in Bratislava, according to which it can frustrate players. But he looks forward to the upcoming clash with the Czechs with great anticipation. “I’m optimistic,” he said.
Sports websites do not underestimate the strength of the Czech team and equally remind us that the Czechia, as a large hockey nation, is proud of its twelve championship titles. They also mention that the Czech team did not succeed at the end of the group matches on Tuesday against the host Finland, with which it lost 0: 3. Portal Kicker reminded that the Germans played with the Czech team two preparatory matches before the championship and that in one they clearly lost 2: 6, but in the other they won 2: 0. “Neither the German nor the Czech team had a complete staff at the time,” Kicker added.
