Hoeneß in the defiance phase: I feel that

The boss is making a good example. "I am not spoiled by the question of the personnel today, even if the list is long again," said Sebastian Hoeneß defiantly at the start of the media round on Thursday before the decisive home game on Saturday against SC Freiburg (6:30 p.m., Live! At good).

• Hoeneß and the "now-first law posture"
• renovation work on the defensive
• Nordtveit: departure to Norway on the operating table
• Kaderabek as an emergency solution in the center of defense?
• no young forces for an emergency

Hoeneß and the "now-first law posture"

Hoffenheim's head coach, given the many failures, wants to show and generate a "now-first law posture". The team's reaction on the training ground confirm the 39-year-old: "We defy the personnel and results situation, I feel that." After the personnel continued to minimize their European Cup chances after six games without a win, the defiance phase has started in Hoffenheim to effectively against the negative trend at the last minute.

renovation work on the defensive

However, Hoeneß will have to improvise against the six points better cup finalists in the defensive area. Because the hopes for a commitment to the last struck Florian Grillitsch (inner ligament injury) also smashed. "It won't work for the weekend," said Hoeneß, who already has to do without defenders Benjamin Hübner (back problems), Chris Richards (thigh injury), Stefan Posch (yellow lock), Ermin Bicakcic (advanced training) and Havard Nordtveit.

Nordtveit: departure to Norway on the operating table

The Norwegian has contracted a tendon outline in the back right thigh in Frankfurt and will no longer be able to appear for the TSG. "He left on Wednesday to let himself be operated on in Norway," said Hoeneß, who with Kevin Vogt, Kevin Akpoguma, the Kasim Adams and Talent Justin Che, who has actually been written off, hardly any alternatives.

"We no longer have the large number, but we still have defenders and we also have good defenders," said Hoeneß. Defiant. "We also have opportunities to bring players to positions where they may not have played so far. Maybe that's exactly the impulses you need," the head coach hopes "because the opponent does not know exactly, either What is coming. Of course I don't let myself be looked into the cards yet. We will find a list in which we will be powerful, I can predict that. "

Kaderabek as an emergency solution in the center of defense?

It can be excited to see what Hoeneß scores. Pavel Kaderabek may have to help out in central defense, maybe pragmatically switching to a chain of four. Rather unlikely that Hoeneß Adam's great trust. The Ghanaer, who should have been leaving the TSG long ago, recently ensured the current injury to Dennis Geiger with a careless action. The midfielder had got a heavy blow on the right lower leg a week ago and therefore missed the game in Frankfurt. "Behind him is a very big question mark," Hoeneß describes the situation, "the swelling is simply there and liquid in it after the very violent collision in training."

no young forces for an emergency

Despite the gaps in the defense department, no specialists from the substructure should be promoted. "No players are pulled up from the U 23, for training yes, not for the game, you don't always have to make the squad completely full. I hope that the personnel situation remains now how it is, then we will get by with it," Hoeneß, to build on the necessary defiance reaction: "I see many indicators that speak for us. We have already proven in the past that in situations in which not many believed in us, we have to win and start series. We have Well trained and a good spirit and really good game phases in Frankfurt. "

For Hoffenheim's international ambitions, the turn is now needed. Despite the failures. "It is a very important game for us, we want to win and finally land this liberation to get back on track." It is time.