The personal situation at the "Lilien" is slowly easing.
Various injuries and the corona outbreak at the beginning of the season limited Torsten Lieberknecht's options.
But before the home game against Dynamo Dresden this Sunday (1.30 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the 2nd Bundesliga and on Sky) he was allowed to “spend nights pondering what our starting XI will look like and how we will equip the squad,” said the Darmstadt coach on Friday.
Because with Tim Skarke and Marvin Mehlem there are only two long-term injuries, but with Braydon Manu (torn muscle fiber) there was a new failure.
Against the newcomer there is a reunion with the native Darmstadt and long-time "Lilien" player Yannick Stark in the dynamo jersey. "I expect an intensive and very physical game," said Lieberknecht. “In addition to the footballing aspects, we have to show a high level of willingness in terms of physique.” At least more than in the 2-1 defeat in Rostock last weekend, after which the SVD players self-critically worked out that the opponent invested more and thus won also earned.
“We know why and why we lost,” said Lieberknecht. In order not to reverse the positive trend from before, the Südhessen want to land the third home win in a row. The stadium at Böllenfalltor is sold out with 7,000 spectators. "We have a home game," says attacker Luca Pfeiffer. "We're going in with the clear goal of getting three points."