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Regensburg (dpa / lby) - After the short Christmas break, SSV Jahn Regensburg expects a "brutal challenge" in the away game at Hamburger SV according to coach Mersad Selimbegovic.
The squad of the table runner-up to second division top scorer Simom Terodde (14 goals) has Bundesliga format.
“They have a squad that is capable of winning every game.
This team does not actually belong in this league, ”said Selimbegovic.
"Nevertheless, we are going to Hamburg and want to try to use our chances," added the 38-year-old Jahn coach on Thursday to the goal of table 13.
in the away game this Sunday (1.30 p.m.).
The long injured captain Benedikt Gimber is available again for the start of the new year.
"He was hardworking and is physically fit," reported Selimbegovic.
He left it open three days before the game whether Gimber will be back in the starting line-up.
The Jahn coach described the defensive player as “a symbol for our game”.
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Regensburg recently demonstrated their defensive strength in two 0-0 games in the league and in the DFB Cup round of 16.
There was a lack of penetration towards the front.
Selimbegovic therefore wants "even more greed and galling forward in the game, like against the ball".
The game break between Christmas and New Year was short, "it was nice anyway," said the Jahn coach.
In Hamburg he expects 90 minutes of hard work: "We are facing a lot of force."
In addition, the HSV in Treodde have an attacker, "who scores decisive goals".
However, Jahn's 5-0 win at HSV in September 2018 will not be forgotten.
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Pk with Jahn coach Selimbegovic to the game at HSV