The ESC trainer responded to criticism from a fan and explains the misery, which also has a lot to do with the upheaval in the team.
Dorfen
– In the Bayernliga relegation round, your nerves are on edge.
On Friday evening, a listener burst into the Dorfen press conference and approached ESC trainer Franz Steer, who then fought back.
First decisions have already been made.
On Friday in Dorfen, Schweinfurt celebrated the mathematically secure relegation, and Pegnitz has been the first relegated team since Sunday.
Buchloe is almost through, Dorfen and Geretsried are on the right track, but have not completely shaken off Waldkraiburg and Pfaffenhofen.
Dorfen's coach Steer was "very satisfied with his team" on Sunday against Buchloe despite the 3:4 defeat in extra time.
His judgment on Friday after the 1:5 home defeat against Schweinfurt was completely different.
"The completely game-free last weekend didn't do us any good," he said, showing his disappointment with some of the players.
"If you approach your opponent with a long stick and then take an Olympic curve, that has nothing to do with ice hockey," he said plainly.
"And yet we had enough chances to win the game, four hundred percent in the first period alone," he listed, "and there will be a few more serious words before Sunday's game."
"Just happy" was Schweinfurt's coach AndreasClothes.
"We didn't allow much at the back and played a very good away game," he praised his squad, "and you can't just knock out Dorfen that easily."
He saw the victory as deserved, “because we scored the goals at the right time”.
A spectator from Dorfen finally spoke up and expressed her doubts as to whether Franz Steer, with all his merits, was the right coach for this team.
Things have been going badly here for three years, and the players always do everything wrong.
"Touch your own nose," she said.
“That may be your opinion and I have no problem not being a coach in Dorfen anymore.
But you have to say which team we played with and what failures we had to cope with."
The 64-year-old made it clear "that he is by no means the one who would always blame the players, but sat here and said I made a mistake".
The Geisenhausener added: "If you think it's my fault, I have no problem.
Then I'll retire, I don't have to do it." Nevertheless, he emphasized "that he likes doing it, the players are okay", and he recalled "what it was like when I started here.
Dorfen would have been relegated if there hadn't been a special regulation".
Steer's serious words seemed to have borne fruit in Buchloe.
What annoyed him the most was the twice as many penalties as Buchloe and "in the end, when we were three against five, I didn't understand the world anymore with these decisions".
And again the opposing coach was "completely satisfied with this important victory".
Christopher Lerchner could understand the dissatisfaction with the referee's decisions, "but it was the same for us a few times".
