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With two new players, FC St. Pauli wants to free itself from the relegation pit of the 2nd Bundesliga.

The bottom of the table loaned goalkeeper Dejan Stojanovic from English second division club FC Middlesbrough on Tuesday, while striker Omar Marmoush from VfL Wolfsburg is also on loan.

Both will initially stay until the end of the season.

Coach Timo Schultz does not hide the fact that the signing of the new goalkeeper is related to the performance of the current goalkeepers Svend Brodersen and Robin Himmelmann: “This is competitive football.

You can't rule out the goalkeeper, ”he said.

For the catch-up game on Wednesday evening (6.30 p.m. / Sky) at the bottom of the table, Würzburger Kickers, a play permit for the newcomers was not initially clarified.

In that case Brodersen would guard the gate again.

"With Dejan Stojanovic we were able to sign a goalkeeper who has international experience and who is supposed to give the entire defensive network more stability," said St. Paulis sports director Andreas Bornemann.

The 27-year-old Austrian Stojanovic was under contract before his guest appearance in England with the Swiss first division club FC St. Gallen and with FC Bologna in the Italian Serie A.

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The 21-year-old Egyptian Marmoush switched to VfL Wolfsburg II in the summer of 2017.

Since July 2020 he has made six appearances in the Bundesliga team at VfL.

"Omar can be used flexibly on the offensive and thus gives us additional options at the top, but also on the wings," said Schultz.

Omar Marmoush is coming to the Elbe from VfL Wolfsburg

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Hamburg have only won one game of the season and need to collect points as quickly as possible.

Schultz believes in the sporting turnaround.

“I see that the guys step on the gas every day and want to.

I am absolutely convinced that we can take the curve, perform better and get more points, ”he said.

"We see this as a huge opportunity"

The coach looks confidently towards the duel with the bottom of the table, Würzburg: "We see this as a huge opportunity to leave the direct relegation zone," said Schultz, but emphasized: "We still have 21 games after that.

The situation is not that the world will end if we don't win. ”The meeting should actually have taken place on December 16, but had to be postponed due to a corona infection among the Würzburgers.

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Schultz didn't want to comment on whether his job would be in danger in the event of a defeat: “I can't judge that.

I concentrate on what I can influence - on really good game preparation.

I assume we'll win the game and play a better series in 2021. "

Würzburg's coach with clear words

Meanwhile from Würzburg there are declarations of war in the direction of Hamburg: “Now we have a real final, in which you absolutely want to win,” said coach Bernhard Trares before the basement duel and added: “It will be about unity.

And so, sorry, that we're working our asses off. "