30.09.12 : Playing 35 minutes of hockey is not acceptable
Despite the fact it was an away game, the team was able to get more rest than before the game against Lausanne on the Saturday thanks to a delightfully late start time in Wettingen. The journey to Wettingen was standard – everyone ensured that they adequately hydrated and ate breakfast items worthy of sportsmen. Coach Pierre Coppin took advantage of the time to circulate the team to go over tactics and positioning, and to rectify some issues that had become apparent during the game against Lausanne.
The club in Wettingen was unusually quiet, certainly compared to the atmosphere of the final of the Championship there at the end of last season. Servette carried out their normal pre-match preparations with briefings and a warm-up in the streets of beautiful Wettingen before taking to the pitch. On there, everything seemed to be in order – shots were on target, the possession game kept its intensity and the corners were being pushed out quick. The team came out the dressing room ready to get the job done at the start of the match.