The Best part of the season 2018/19 is for the ZSC Lions that it is over. The little-edifying statements with three defeats and 4:15 gates fit: a combination of stupid run and disorientation. Wherein the placement round, the chore compliance with a hull team, may, of course, be weighted in size. What is the image that remains from this season, from the fight for the Playoff? How Maxim Noreau against Lausanne sent the Puck over the plexiglass and the late defeat of the initiates? As Fredrik Pettersson in Davos misses the Penalty? As Raphael Prassl hits in the Finish in Geneva on the post?

To its credit, the hard core of the ZSC Fans, how he reacted to the failure: instead of the abusive call with the Singing of Bob Marley Songs: “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright”. But what needs to happen in order for it to actually make it good again? The outgoing Kevin Klein brought it to the point, as he said, successful Teams have an identity. ‘ve been missing for the ZSC Lions. In fact. For the last time under Marc Crawford (2012 to 2016), the Zurich is a clearly recognizable line on the ice. Drill master Bob Hartley had introduced the culture of Performance in Oerlikon, Crawford benefited from the groundwork and provided the team’s game culture.

But since then, it went to the people of Zurich. The Sweden Wallson/Johansson actually had the right idea of a modern ice hockey , from the pressure on the whole ice rink, but they were too little communicative. And in the second year, they were in a mixed form. Under Hans Kossmann the Team in the Playoff, but his successor Serge Aubin let the reins grind again. the Arno Del Curto was in the middle of January against expensive, but the results were not. Maybe the team was confused now. Sure she was insecure. And she was probably not even as good as everyone thought.

Also, the game philosophy of the Del Curto fits to the ZSC Lions.

And now? Will try again with a new coach? No! That would be the wrong way to go. Del Curto is not succeeded as emergency responders. But he deserves the Chance to make the team a child season build-up – only then he can play to his Strengths properly. Because the 62-Year-old brings a lot of features, which need in Zurich in a Coach: He is communicative, working with the players individually and what drives you, has the pleasure of bringing the young more. And the main problems, of frugality, and the lack of straightness and intensity, he said in Davos, always in the fight.

the game philosophy of the Del Curto fits to the ZSC Lions. Control ice hockey, as it is envisioned Aubin, is not what you need. You must force your opponents to your game like in the Era of Crawford, as they were the offensively best Team in the League. The challenge for Del Curto will be to ensure all the Offensive again for a better Balance – the missing. What is the Zurich need is a Del Curto in a pure culture, which oscillates in-between the whip and also hard Decisions. For this he needs the full support of the athletic leadership. Well possible that he, in the middle of the season came, entered its first months in Zurich, too many compromises.

Del Curto can miss the ZSC Lions back the much-needed identity. Sports chief Sven Leuenberger is to solve the main problem in the squad: For Auston Matthews, the Team had no real number 1 Center. And how important this is, you can see the SCB, with Mark Arcobello. By the way, not only the first team, it was on all levels failed in the ZSC organization. Also, the GCK Lions missed the playoffs, the Junior Elite A and B as well as novice Elite failed all without a whimper in the quarter-finals. 2018/19 was for the ZSC Lions is no season to Forget, but one that must show them that good will alone is nothing. It needs a clear strategy.

(editing Tamedia)

Created: 24.03.2019, 23:20 PM