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Zuzenhausen (dpa / lsw) - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is going into the new football year with “mental freshness” and many failures.
Before the game on Saturday (3.30 p.m. / Sky) against Baden rivals SC Freiburg, coach Sebastian Hoeneß was looking forward to an entire week of training.
"This is completely new, that did good," said the 38-year-old at the video press conference on Thursday and did not want to complain about the extremely short winter break.
However, “eight or nine players” are on his list of failures.
This is “extremely bitter” for Dennis Geiger.
The U21 international has problems with the back of his right thigh again, where he tore a muscle bundle and a tendon two and a half years ago.
Florian Grillitsch, Havard Nordtveit and Pavel Kaderabek also carry around wounds from last year.
Long-term injuries Ermin Bicakcic, Benjamin Hübner and Konstantinos Stafylidis and Stefan Posch (fifth yellow card) are also missing.
After numerous corona cases among the players in autumn, at least the first tests this week were negative.
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"Stability in all areas" is a top priority for Hoeneß at the turn of the year.
The win in Mönchengladbach before Christmas gives the table twelfth and Europa League participant the hope of starting a race to catch up in January.
The head coach builds on the current squad.
"Nothing is hot right now," he said on the subject of transfers.
However, it is under discussion that the Dutch defender Joshua Brenet will be loaned out.
According to Hoeneß, Hoeneß continues to plan with the often unusual and rarely considered Dane Jacob Bruun Larsen.
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