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Berlin (dpa) - Konstanz is not exactly one of the strengths of the Berlin Volleys this season.
"It was a constant up and down", analyzed coach Cedric Enard also the arduous 3: 2 (25:23, 25:22, 23:25, 29:31, 15:11) home win against the Volleys Herrsching at the end of the main round in the volleyball Bundesliga on Saturday.
"That was a difficult game," added outside attacker Cody Kessel.
The BR Volleys only move into the playoffs as third.
However, Enard alleged mitigating circumstances for the unconvincing performance of his team against Herrsching.
"We knew in advance that the game would no longer have any influence on our table situation," said the Frenchman.
Accordingly, he took the opportunity to save the regular staff 48 hours after the Champions League was eliminated at Trentino Volley.
Ultimately, there was a pure B team on the field.
"Other players like Denis Kaliberda and Pierre Pujol also need match practice for the playoffs," said Enard.
In the quarter-finals, the BR Volleys are expected to meet the Brandenburg rival Netzhoppers KW-Bestensee, who finished the main round in sixth, on Wednesday at the beginning of the series in best-of-three mode.
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Four defeats and another four point losses due to 3-2 wins - that is the unsatisfactory record of the Berliners from the 20 main round games.
In addition, there was the early exit in the quarter-finals of the Cup against the Netzhoppers, after a 2-0 lead and a 24:22 lead in the third set.
Before meeting the local rivals again, now in the championship quarter-finals, Enard warned: "We know what this opponent is capable of."
Starting third in the playoffs is nothing new for the BR Volleys, who are used to success.
They also held this position in the 2018/19 season and ended up becoming German champions.
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