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Bestensee (dpa) - The volleyball players of the Netzhoppers KW-Bestensee go into their first Bundesliga game in the new year with cautious optimism.
Before the match on Saturday (7.30 p.m. / sporttotal.tv) at the United Volleys in Frankfurt, outside attacker Dirk Westphal told the German press agency: “We want to deliver a good fight and score.
We can do that too. "
The game in the Fraport Arena in Frankfurt also offers a foretaste of the German Cup final on February 28 in Mannheim, in which the two teams will face each other again.
Westphal does not expect that in view of this constellation, cards will be played on Saturday.
“It's currently a hot race for the best playoff places.
Nobody will put on the handbrake, ”said the 34-year-old ex-national player.
In the table, the Netzhoppers are currently sixth with two points ahead of the Frankfurters, who have, however, played one game less.
The Brandenburg team won the first leg in Bestensee 3-0.
For Westphal this is no longer a standard.
“The Frankfurters have now stabilized.
You're stronger now, ”he said.
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It cannot be ruled out, however, that the Netzhoppers are already thinking too much about their provisional highlight of the season, the cup final, and that this is at the expense of concentration for the Bundesliga games that are still outstanding.
Westphal confirms the impression: "This danger is certainly there," he said, but also points out: "We work professionally enough to take countermeasures."
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