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Kiel (dpa / lno) - Holstein Kiel is already rehearsing for the DFB Cup round of 16 at the weekend.
Within ten days, the Schleswig-Holsteiners meet Darmstadt 98 twice. First, on Sunday (1.30 p.m. / Sky), the game in the 2nd Bundesliga against the Hessians is on.
On February 2, the Bayern Munich conqueror will be the cup host for the Darmstadt team.
"There are still no thoughts on the cup game," said coach Ole Werner on Friday.
Of course, he wants to observe: “Which things worked, which didn't work?
How can you react to that? "
But on Sunday the cup was not an issue at all, said the 32-year-old coach.
The encounter with the former Holstein trainer Markus Anfang, who had led the Kiel team from the 3rd to the 2nd division and there up to the Bundesliga relegation, is particularly attractive.
Werner has words of praise ready for his colleague who worked in Kiel from summer 2016 to summer 2018.
"Darmstadt is a team that plays football in a very structured way," he said, highlighting several basic rules that the rival could offer.
He likes to watch Darmstadt football and also sees parallels to the style of play of his own team.
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Holstein Kiel has not yet won a league game this year.
In the previous three games there have been two defeats and one draw, the team slipped from first to fourth place.
“That happens in football,” said Werner.
He never prepares his team for an upcoming game by looking in the rearview mirror.
He demanded of his team: “We will have to improve in the penalty areas.
In terms of tactics and running, that's a real task in Darmstadt. "
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