In the run-up to the home game against Hertha BSC (09.11/1pm), Florian Kohfeldt answered questions from the media representatives present at the press conference on Thursday (7/11). We have summarised the most important statements for you.
Personnel update: In addition to Fabian Holland, Matthias Bader, Paul Will and Christoph Zimmermann, Fraser Hornby is known to be missing, as he suffered an outer ligament injury in Fürth. Klaus Gjasula is back in team training and could be in the squad.
Fraser’s injury is a real shame. He was in very good form and has helped the team extremely in the last few weeks. But we are somewhat happy that the diagnosis is not quite as dramatic as we might have feared in Fürth. He too had expected worse and is therefore in a positive mood and is approaching what will hopefully be a short rehab with a lot of enthusiasm. We are confident that we will see him back on the pitch relatively soon.
Of course, it is a weakening that we will be missing Fraser, a top performer from the last few weeks. I have great confidence in the squad that we can provide different variants with high quality. In addition to Lakenmacher or Vilhelmsson, Marseiler or Corredor can also hold the position. We can still play with two strikers or, as in Dresden, sometimes with three attackers. These are all considerations, nice considerations. Because we can position ourselves variably.
Of course it’s nicer to talk about such topics. But on Saturday at 1pm it doesn’t matter what happened before. That’s the beautiful and sometimes terrible thing about football. Of course you have a different atmosphere during the training week, you may also interact differently with the people around the club because a lot of things are positive. If something like that leads to security, then it’s good. If it leads to false looseness then it is the biggest problem.
The basic trend of the past few weeks has been largely positive. The factors for this lie first of all in the team itself. The team is very willing to learn. Beyond a level that I have ever experienced in professional football. For example, when it comes to video analysis, they are extremely inquisitive, don’t switch off and stick with it. My speaking times are correspondingly long. The team wants to learn. They developed very quickly offensively, followed by mental development and in the last few weeks we have also found a way of defending that suits our style of play. We absolutely have to continue with this development.
Hertha has a high level of individual quality. Cuisance and Maza in particular have nothing to do with the second division. They have a lot of speed on the wings and two different types of strikers in Niederlechner and Schuler. In defence, of course, they have some failures at the headquarters. The question then arises as to what they will do. Do you play with a back four or a back three? We definitely have to prevent them from bringing their individual quality into play. And then we have to adapt our offensive game to what we will see on Saturday in terms of the basic order and idea of defense at Hertha.
When dealing with talent, I always try to find the right moment. I’m not a fan of giving out gifts. Of course, it always seems great to give a young player minutes or include him in the squad. But if you do that even though he’s not ready yet, then the question arises as to what will happen to this player in the coming week. Then he’s suddenly missing from the squad or doesn’t get any minutes and sees it as a defeat. These topics are always on my mind. If I don’t have complete conviction with a young player, then I’m not doing any of the boys any favours by giving out gifts. In the first step it is up to them.
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For the first time since October, Darmstadt 98 finished a league match without any points: SV 98 lost 3-1 (2-0) to SG Dynamo Dresden. After a controversial red card against Patric Pfeiffer (42nd minute), the home side scored two goals in first-half stoppage time to secure the victory.
Under the floodlights at the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadium. On Friday evening (February 27th/6:30pm), Darmstadt 98 will play away against Dynamo Dresden. Florian Kohfeldt has made three changes to his starting eleven. Raoul Petretta makes his first start, replacing Fabian Holland. Luca Marseiler starts in place of the suspended Marco Richter, and Hiroki Akiyama replaces Fraser Hornby, who is sidelined with a thigh injury. Fabian Nürnberger, Matthias Bader, and Bartosz Bialek remain unavailable due to injury.
A floodlit match at the Rudolf-Haribig-Stadion is always something special. Darmstadt 98 are aiming to take three points back to southern Hesse this Friday evening (February 27th). Kick-off is at 6:30pm. All the important information about the 24th matchday of the 2. Bundesliga is clearly summarised for you in our "Matchday Guide".
Darmstadt 98 aim to extend their unbeaten run to 14 games in Friday evening's match against Dynamo Dresden. While Darmstadt's potent attack has resulted in a respectable goal tally, they are wary at the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion. The Saxons have been on an upward trend since the winter break and will have a vociferous home crowd behind them. We've compiled all the facts and figures surrounding this clash in this report. Here you'll find the key facts for tomorrow's match.
Darmstadt and Dresden are 598 kilometres apart. On Friday evening (February 27th, 6:30pm), SV Darmstadt 98 will travel to the Saxon capital for the 24th matchday of the 2nd Bundesliga. The next away game will take place under the floodlights at the historic Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion. You can find all relevant fan information here.
Before SV Darmstadt 98 plays under floodlights in Dresden on Friday evening (27.02/18.30), Florian Kohfeldt spoke at the press conference about the strengths of Dynamo Dresden and the special atmosphere in the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion.
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