How were the reactions on the separation of Arno Del Curto?
Divided. In Zurich, there were some who found the decision wrong. Especially those that had experienced in 1992. We were aware that We could make it easier for us, if we would go with Del Curto. Purely in terms of the impact on the Public. But it’s not about that. It comes to the future of the ZSC Lions. Outside of Zurich, the reactions outweighed those that could understand our decision.
sports chief Sven Leuenberger said he had been clear that the time for Del Curto was to just to install the ice hockey . Why you didn’t give him the time now?
There were reasons to do so, to keep Del Curto. And reasons, the languages. We had conversations with all Involved parties, everything lights up and reached in the overall analysis, to the conclusion that we want to move to a coaching change. But I can’t perform at this point, the individual reasons. This would not be expedient.
you Needed a month to find out that the results agreed with? What is accused Del Curto else?
I don’t want to really go into Detail. That would not be opportune. Certain things you have to explain. But there are limits.
Playoff miss, with the separation of Del Curto more Goodwill playful. Are you afraid that you will feel this in the season ticket?
I assume that we will feel it, Yes. But there are also points in favour of it, to buy a season ticket. We have made a very comprehensive analysis. And it will now be drawn the conclusions. We are on the attack again next year. In addition, we will treat the long-standing Season ticket holders at the new stadium (starting in 2022) is a priority. You will have the right first to choose your seat.
How do you explain the completely muffed season?
I’m glad we were in 2018, the Swiss champion. But the title has to cover certain things. I know, as I said in Lugano to game 7, we need to analyze the 50 games of the qualification.
What have you done but.
Yes, but not with the last consequence that would have been necessary. Many said that The Team looks anyway, it’s completely different. We have a new coach, new aliens, new Swiss players. We analyzed, but the success has been too little courage to change.
The title was a Pyrrhic victory?
Now you have your Headline! As I said: I don’t regret the title. But he led us to was the was before, to little consistently shines through. And the whole misery started already in the Cupspiel in Bülach, as we would be incredibly difficult acts against a Mysports Team. Since you felt: It was the willingness to go to the border is missing. You often had the feeling that the Team in games with 70, 80 percent. The Champions League games against Frölunda and Oulu were the exception.
How can it be that this willingness was missing?
Maybe sass the one or the other in the cabin, looked around and thought: Wow, what a team! And thought it over automatically. Is the casualness. The players said themselves in the analysis, they had underestimated the Situation. You are very self-critical, to push the blame on anyone. This is a good first step for a better future. You have not pointed the Finger at someone else.
“We knew We could make it easier for us, if we continue with Arno Del Curto.”Peter Zahner
The not need the players, the Club does already, by switching all the time on the Trainer.
sorry, this is polemic! If a contract expires and is not renewed, we have not fired the coach. We don’t have sacked Del Curto. Kossmann, Crawford and Hartley.
But it is always the coach who pays the bill. Or there are also measures in the case of players?
measures you mean that we separate ourselves from players who have a contract?
Yes.
Currently, the Swiss game market is completely dried up. The will take place from October to December. Now if we were to send away a player that would have to be to fall something Serious: an absolute lack of discipline or an extreme false behavior, that is, with our values consistent. This was a first.
Every Coach that comes to the ZSC, and white: The players are on the longer lever. You have five-year contracts and will remain. No matter what it is.
this Is only in Zurich? I don’t think so. It is not our goal to change every Time around Christmas the coach. On The Contrary. As I am 1. December 2007 in the case of the ZSC Lions started low-I wrote the recipe for success. It’s called continuity. The players can make two to five Changes per year. Then there is the operational level, with the managing Director, head of sports, and the Coaches, and the strategic level with the President and the Board of Directors. On two of these three levels of continuity should prevail. We have recently had, unfortunately, in the case of the Coaches, no continuity. This is not good. But if the miss the Playoffs has something Good, then: It was much to the fore.
For example?
the setting is lost, to be better every day. And everywhere: in the cabin, on the ice, in the whole organization. It may be that we have managed too much and too little. Also in the young. The competition has caught up or overtaken us. And we were as a great hockey organization to a little brave, to look over the fence. We were lured in the young, constantly players. We were, however, too passive, you have to set only your own players. We need to reach out to the boys that stand out to us. To show you what we can offer.
Leuenberger took to change the culture. With him, the ZSC was once Seventh and once in the ninth. How do you assess his work?
Leuenberger made a year ago, very good Transfers. They all did so. Also the journalists. No one said you shouldn’t have to get bodenmann, Hollenstein, Cervenka or Noreau. And he has clear ideas. I think he has done a good job. But what we succeeded in, was to form a DNA challenge. What do we stand for? We are simply saying: let’s start a game and see how it runs? We have noted in the analysis: We lost the season in the first third of the games. As the famous phrase comes to my mind: We were not ready. If you have to say, this is devastating.
Leuenberger too close to the coaches?
It is his job to be close to the Sport. He is head of sports, not the office Manager. The question is whether he influenced the coach. I don’t think so. The head of sports, needs to be a sparring partner for the Trainer. But in the end, only the coach decides.
“Maybe sass the one or the other in the cabin and thought: Wow, what a team!”Peter Zahner
Leuenberger?
Yes.
How far are you in the search for a coach?
Leuenberger leads a list of potential candidates. And he leads first Interviews.
it Is either an NHL Coach, or a Swede?
The nationality is not decisive. The decisive factor is the personality and the views on the development of the modern hockey.
Is there a theme, a master trainer to bring back?
It would not be opportune, when I would have to say something.
Ralph Krueger would be free now.
I can say nothing.
How can you win the Goodwill of the people?
We need to demonstrate credibly that we want to be better every day. We need to put on all of the levels work a little bit harder. And the need to have a passionate performance of the team. My task is to ensure that the analysis leads to measures that we implement. Since I’m going to keep the Finger on it. (Tages-Anzeiger)
Created: 15.04.2019, 11:17 PM
