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Hamburg (dpa) - When it comes to a good mood, Horst Hrubesch also tells a crude joke.

In any case, «Hotte», as he is called by companions, is a man for a good mood.

In a sense, this is the first concept that the 70-year-old is pursuing with the insecure team of Hamburger SV in the promotion race of the 2nd Bundesliga.

Laughing, having fun, freeing your mind - this is how the interim coach wants to get the HSV team around captain Tim Leibold and goal machine Simon Terodde back on track and find their way into the Bundesliga.

The last five games without a win had robbed the team of confidence.

The day before, Hrubesch led the first training session, interrupted the session, gave instructions, explained.

"He should just be himself," advised sports director Jonas Boldt to his interim coach, to whom he attested great clarity.

As once as a player, Hrubesch also sees it as a coach: no fear of anyone, always full throttle.

"We need a good mix of looseness, determination and fun," says Hrubesch.

If he can actually teach the team that in three weeks, he would have done more than his predecessors Hannes Wolf, Dieter Hecking and Daniel Thioune put together.

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The first three teams in the league still have to play three games each.

VfL Bochum (60 points) can hardly be overtaken with eight points ahead of HSV (52).

Rather, second place is the object of HSV desire.

SpVgg Greuther Fürth (57) is enthroned on it with a plus of five points.

«But HSV still has every chance.

He can win all three games that are yet to come.

You can get nine points, "said the former HSV CEO Heribert Bruchhagen in the" sports club "of NDR television.

"I'm not so pessimistic that you can still catch up with Greuther Fürth, who still have to play against Paderborn and Düsseldorf, among others."

Looking up is one thing for Hrubesch.

Looking down, he can see the perhaps greater danger.

Holstein Kiel (50) is only two points behind HSV, but still has twice as many games to play as the Hrubesch team.

The north rival is in the stress of appointments with six games in 20 days and has to put up with the rough 0: 5 in the DFB Cup semi-finals in Dortmund.

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