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Leipzig (dpa) - Julian Nagelsmann and Frank Kramer experienced their first Bundesliga evening together.

Today's Bielefeld trainer had just been promoted to interim coach at Hoffenheim and promoted the aspiring Nagelsmann to his assistant.

In the game at Hamburger SV, however, almost everything went wrong.

“Before the game, I put all the cones on carefully.

At the last cone someone came and told me I was on the wrong side of the square.

Then I ran through the camera during the interview with Lotto King Carl and all the HSV fans whistled on me, ”Nagelsmann reported on Wednesday.

So it was only logical that HSV won 2-0 in the end.

More than eight years later, Nagelsmann and Kramer meet again.

Friday evening again.

Floodlights again.

However, the two trainers on Friday (8.30 p.m. / DAZN) are not only athletic competitors, they also have completely different topics in mind.

Bielefeld is fighting relegation, RB against Bayern Munich for the championship.

“If we don't win the game, there won't be a big showdown against Bayern.

Then the distance would be very, very large, "said Nagelsmann.

Due to the most recent draw against Frankfurt, the gap between second Leipzig and league leaders Bayern Munich has increased to four points.

On April 3, both teams will meet in Leipzig.

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In the meantime, Nagelsmann's defense concerns are increasing.

Angeliño is missing anyway, Dayot Upamecano wiggles with a hamstring even for the Bayern game.

Willi Orban has to come up with a cuff after his hand operation, Ibrahima Konaté has hardly any match practice after his ankle injury.

So just putting the defense together should be a tricky task.

In addition, there is the Bielefeld upswing under the new coach Kramer.

“You are aggressively on the defensive and strong running, and you have won against a top team with Leverkusen.

That is a good warning for us, ”emphasized Nagelsmann.

He also addressed the 2-1 win from the first leg, where Leipzig was “lucky not to be behind”.

That was not a clear matter.

It is unclear whether it is beneficial for the game that the two coaches know each other so well.

«Frank has good approaches with the ball and always wants to create solutions.

He develops players holistically, always looking for the straight path to the goal, ”said Nagelsmann.

The 33-year-old didn't want to go into detail about weak points.

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After all, Nagelsmann is not threatened with a whistle concert on the Bielefelder Alm.

There are no spectators and his assistant coach will most likely put the cones on the right side.

There is only one victory missing for a well-rounded evening.

So that the league remains exciting.

© dpa-infocom, dpa: 210317-99-861377 / 3

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