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After the recent win series of Hamburger SV, coach Daniel Thioune made use of singer Herbert Grönemeyer.

"Time for something to change", said the HSV coach on Thursday, one day before the top duel in the 2nd Bundesliga between VfL Bochum and HSV (6.30 p.m.).

Thioune does not want to overestimate the fact that Grönemeyer grew up in Bochum and also included VfL in his famous declaration of love for the city.

"I thought less of Herbert Grönemeyer and Bochum, I still like the song," said the 46-year-old coach.

It should be the signal for his team: “It's time for us.

We want results. "

Hamburg have been without a win for five games and are five points behind VfL.

"The Bochumers play very consistently and have achieved the most wins in the league," Thioune praised his colleague Thomas Reis' team.

“At the moment they belong in the sun.” As third, the Hanseatic team are also three points behind the second Holstein Kiel, who is competing in Heidenheim at the same time.

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Reis is also not stingy with compliments.

"The HSV is one of the strongest teams in the league," said the VfL coach.

"But the pressure is very high to have to increase." Bochum's Managing Director Sport Sebastian Schindzielorz confirmed a comfortable situation for his team and announced: "We want to maintain the distance to HSV or, at best, expand it."

The Hamburgers do not want the difference to Bochum to grow to eight points.

"It's time we rewarded ourselves," said Thioune, referring to the good game his men played against Kiel (1: 1) last Monday, where 17 shots on goal were only enough for one goal.

“A threesome would be very good for us.

Not only for the table, also for the head, ”emphasized the coach.

His team is greedy, he assured.

“Because of the form curve, she gained a little self-confidence.” However, if the game were to extend the winless chain, positive thinking should still prevail in Hamburg's Volkspark.

“The worst case will not mean that we no longer have a chance.

We still have a lot to win, ”said Thioune.

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In the top match, "not much after the last time" speaks for HSV, assured striker Lukas Hinterseer, who was only third choice at HSV and therefore moved to Ulsan Hyundai in South Korea in the winter.

In contrast, the Bochumers are "by far the best team in the 2nd Bundesliga," said the Austrian, who scored nine goals in 33 second division games for HSV and scored 32 times in 62 games for Bochum.

David Kinsombi's involvement with the hamburgers is uncertain.

The 25-year-old midfielder is plagued by muscular problems.

Should substitute captain Kinsombi fail, Aaron Hunt takes over the role of captain.

Klaus Gjasula "could be an option for the squad," said the coach.

The defenders Tim Leibold (red card suspension), Toni Leistner and Rick van Drongelen (both in training) are missing.

The hosts have to do without striker Simon Zoller.