Hannover 96: Breitenreiter under pressure to succeed | NDR.de – Sports

As of: 29.11.2018 16:19

Martin Kind has done it again. There is talk of a requirement of five games. As before the season, when he had obviously euphoria the oracles, Hannover 96 scored eleven points after five Bundesliga matches, the president also recently exploited the remaining five matches of the first round and did not maintain the result to the mountain. Three wins should make in the uncomfortable situation as the third last of the table already, so nine points. After the match against Berlin, he goes to Mainz, then comes Bayern, he follows the guest in Freiburg and the annual final against Düsseldorf.

The 74-year-old entrepreneur has certainly not indicated what could threaten coach André Breitenreiter in the other case. Breitenreiter reacted calmly to the victories demanded on Thursday at the press conference before the home match against Hertha BSC on Saturday (15.30 in the NDR.de live center).

Breitenreiter: "I'd like to have five wins"

It is clear to him that he is worried and wants to emphasize that I would like to have five wins before Christmas – the rest of the team also, "said the 45-year-old. results so far, Kind's specs can also be considered quite ambitious.He calls in five matches the same performance that the team had already achieved in twelve matches.The nine points recorded so far represent the worst value of the club for 30 years – 1988/1989 was followed at the end of the season, the descent.

Game against Wolfsburg as a motivator

Breitenreiter highlighted the home match against neighboring VfL Wolfsburg as a good example of the pressure on him to succeed. "We were in a similar situation and the team convinced us of the way we did it, we were strong, we were fast, we played well and we won the match in the end. of the day." Hertha too, "Breitenreiter asked.

If Pirmin Schwegler (ankle problems) and Walace (strep infection during the country-related break) will be able to contribute to this is still debatable. Joel Sarenren Bazee is definitely absent from the competition due to a serious concussion suffered during the match at Borussia Mönchengladbach.