Hannover 96 away – against Heidenheim and the disappointment | NDR.de – Sports
Status: 09.10.2022 10:01 a.m
Will Hannover 96 stay on top or will coach Stefan Leitl’s team lose touch? After the defeat against HSV, the “Reds” have to score again today in the away game at 1. FC Heidenheim.
Hannover is only a few seconds short of leaders Hamburger SV. In injury time, the Leitl team conceded the decisive 1:2 goal. Instead of celebrating the seventh unbeaten game in a row – in front of a full house – heads went down. “It was a disappointment. Basically, it must also hurt. You could tell that from the boys,” reported the head coach, who said before the away game at 1. FC Heidenheim (today, 1.30 p.m. / in the NDR Livecenter). once has to manage a new situation.
“It would be important to get back on the road to success quickly. It would be important to get three points to stay up there.”
96 coach Stefan Leitl
In the event of a defeat in the second top game in a row, the “Reds” threaten to lose the connection to the top group that was painstakingly made after the bumpy start to the season. “We scored in every game in the league – that speaks for itself,” explained Leitl. “That’s why we’re going into this game with motivation and conviction. We’re on target, now it’s important to turn things around quickly.”
Heidenheim only drew three times recently
Heidenheim is currently level on points, one place ahead of Hannover and has gotten a bit out of step with three draws in the series. However, Leitl warned: “The Heidenheimers are up there in almost all physical performance parameters. For me, Heidenheim is a top team in the second division that plays at the top every year.”
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Coach Frank Schmidt’s team may have three fewer goals than 96, but only conceded half as many goals. All the more important that Leitl has his entire attack department available. He is spoiled for choice when it comes to filling the offensive positions in his squad. With Fabian Kunze (suspended) and Gaël Ondoua (hamstring injury), only two defensive midfielders are missing.
Leitl: “Above all, show physical readiness”
Lower Saxony are optimistic about the duel on the Brenz. The disappointment after the HSV defeat was already “gone at the start of training” at the beginning of this and the mood was “still good”. And Leitl expects that the psyche and less the personnel situation will be in the foreground today: “I don’t think that the tactical orientation will be the decisive factor, but above all the physical readiness that the person has to show. “And not just 90 minutes, but sometimes a few minutes more.
Possible lineups
Heidenheim: Müller – Busch, Maloney, Mainka, Föhrenbach – Burnic – Sessa, Beck, Thomalla, Beste – Kleindienst
Hanover: Zieler – Neumann, Börner, Krajnc – Muroya, Köhn – Leopold, Besuschkow – Nielsen – Tresoldi, Beier
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