After the breakdown in the Champions League final on Sunday, Niko remained rather silent. Today morning, before the boarding for Stuttgart, where THW plays (20.15) against Göppingen, he confided himself to us..
- Niko, how are you?
"It works, anyway, I feel better. This failure it is really not easy to put behind. I prefered to keep silent and to no talk to anyone about it. "
- What did you do after it on Sunday?
"I stayed home, with my mother. She went away yesterday morning. I didn´t really had desire to talk, to discuss about the match. I watched tenis on TV in order to try to think at something else."
- Can we talk again about the game?
"Of course, we can. We have to admit that Ciudad accomplished perfectly their goal. The Spaniards arrived in Kiel knowing perfectly what they have to do. And they did their job well. They came without pressure, we were the ones who had it. Their defence was exemplary. Concerning us, we have never found the solutions to break it through. And we let ourselves killed on fastbreaks. "
- How did the squad react on Monday, at training?
"Everybody was evidently very disappointed. It is tough, very tough, because this is something that we are not used to live with. But this defeat doesn´t cancel the season, or better said the last two seasons. Nobody succeeded what we did the last two years. There are two magnificient seasons. No doubt that it is so."
- This evening, you´ll play against Göppingen, where a new domestic league title is waiting for you.
"Yes, we do, and this comes in the right moment because we have a great wish to become champions this evening. We all wish ourselves to play again and especially to win again. And this will happen tonight."
