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Kaiserslautern (dpa / lrs) - The relegation-threatened third division soccer team 1. FC Kaiserslautern has presented its new sports director, Thomas Hengen.
The 46-year-old signed a two-year contract with the traditional Palatinate club.
“It's nice and strange to be at home at the same time.
Of course, a lot has changed here, ”he said on Wednesday.
«This is an incredibly exciting club.
I was here as a player for several years.
So that's a special connection. "
His first days with the four-time German champion were very intense.
«I have an immense number of staff appraisals to conduct and must first get an insight.
The main thing now is to examine all structures, ”explained Hengen, for whom the short-term goal was“ very clear ”to stay in the league.
With 26 points from 26 games, Kaiserslautern is only in 16th place in the third division table with twelve game days before the end of the season.
On his first day of work on Monday, he gave a speech in the cabin to draw the team's attention to the precarious situation.
“The players have to use a different body language than they did last against Meppen.
You can't present yourself like that, but they are also aware of that, ”demanded Hengen.
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He himself wanted to be close to the team and also travel to away games.
During the encounters, he will sit on the bench on the field.
“The aim now is to subordinate everything to the goal of staying up.
It matters now mentality.
Normal performance is no longer enough, more must now be achieved, he emphasized.
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