Club management provides slapstick: punches on the floor and the image is damaged

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In October 2022, then Kloten sports director Patrik Bärtschi (39) made a leap into the collective memory with a memorable break interview on MySports. Shortly afterwards, Bärtschi lost his position and with it the sports director of EHC Kloten, who had achieved the promotion together with coach Jeff Tomlinson.

On May 1, 2024, Bärtschi will start as sports director at the great SC Bern after a break of more than a year – and EHC Kloten will once again find itself without a runway. You wonder who within the club advises the advisors who advise the management of EHC Kloten.

This leadership was given to low-profile coach Stephan Mair (56), who was hired behind the back of sports director Larry Mitchell (56) in the middle of the phase in which Larry Mitchell orchestrated a series of victories as part of a series of victories. time coach two impressive derby successes. This is slapstick.

The sporting damage balance of the past week

The (sporting) damage balance of the past week: two matches, two defeats, goal difference 1:10. On Friday in Biel (1:5) we were already 0:4 behind after twenty minutes, on Saturday against Lausanne it was already that time after forty minutes.

This trend was already visible when Kloten did not score in Bern (0:3) and against Friborg (0:4). The place in the play-outs now seems to have been definitively determined. Horrible? No. That’s about what you can expect from this team from a sporting perspective. Confirming a good first season as a promoted team can be difficult under certain circumstances – especially if you don’t have a successful coach like Jeff Tomlinson (53) for health reasons. use more.

The damage to the image is long overdue

What else can Kloten do now? a) Reverse the coaching change so that the team does not become completely mentally exhausted in the play-outs against Ajoie. b) Hope that team and coach Mair will find each other one day. Or c) assume that one of the myriad safety levels that prevent qualification in the competition against the Swiss League champions comes into play.

At the same time, the damage to its image is long overdue, thanks to the erratic leadership that maneuvers the club from one storm zone to another. Be that as it may, the smooth climb to turbulence-free heights promised after graduation turns out to be a propaganda lie.

Remaining programme: Who can still play against Kloten?

The five clubs that can easily expect a clean sheet at the end of qualifying against Kloten: Davos, Lugano, the Lakers, the Tigers and Ambri. This is of course only if you do not choose a) (see above).

The Noch-Biel defender Yannick Rathgeb (moves to Fribourg) scored goals against Kloten and in Ajoie this weekend. The special thing about it: on Friday he scores as a defender, on Saturday in the Jura as a substitute. This is called versatility. The downer: Biel’s defeat in Ajoie. Hopes of a top 6 finish can probably be buried.

Source : Blick