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In the first leg there was a 50:68 defeat
Away game shortly after Christmas: Will BC Marburg travel to Alba Berlin without two players?
Marburg. For years, Alba Berlin was one of the teams that, alongside TK Hannover and Keltern, was one of the most feared teams in the entire women’s basketball Bundesliga (DBBL). But this season, Spanish head coach Cristo Cabrera’s team seems to have weaknesses.
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Defeats against Nördlingen (64:66) and most recently the MBC from Halle (76:82) seem like a slump compared to previous years. Although the team around the former Marburg women Marie Bertholdt and Theresa Simon had to play twice against Keltern (62:70 and 76:82) and against Hanover (71:77 and 76:62). One thing is certain: the seventh-place team’s season is going anything as planned. Nevertheless, BC Marburg’s head coach José Araújo warns against the team. It is a team that is a “mix” of experienced players and young talent, which makes it a “complete team”. One of the capital’s biggest strengths is the “physical defense game”. “It will be a difficult game,” he says. Because this Sunday, December 28th, the BC Marburg has to play in Berlin (4 p.m.).
Question marks behind the stakes of Debeljak and Jones
His team doesn’t want to hide. “We are in good shape,” says Araújo. Although many fouls made life difficult for the Blue Dolphins in the last away game against Nördlingen. However, this didn’t seem to bother the Portuguese main trainer. He said he was “happy about everyone’s job.” Because: It’s always a test to see what the referees punish and what they don’t. “We have different plans,” says Araújo. In the end, the Marburg women won in a dramatic final minute (69:67) – so the personal fouls were forgotten.
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It is not yet clear whether Marburg’s second best point collector Lea Debeljak can help in the upcoming game. The Slovenian injured her ankle against Nördlingen and was unable to train at the beginning of the week. “But we have alternatives,” says the 53-year-old optimistically. What about Caitlyn Jones? The Australian suffered a bulging disc during the cup game in Nördlingen and had to be treated in hospital. “We don’t know,” says Araújo. Accordingly, there is a question mark behind their use. That doesn’t worry the coach. That’s how it is over the course of a season.
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