Coach Sebastian Hoeneß at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim does not want to be put under pressure by Dietmar Hopp after the disappointing start to the season.
Hoeneß said on Wednesday that the patron's statement that he expected TSG to "permanently" place sixth or better in the Bundesliga in the future was "in no way" a pressure.
Zuzenhausen - “I know that Dietmar is ambitious.
And that's a good thing, ”said Hoeneß before the Kraichgauer's Bundesliga home game on Friday (8.30pm / DAZN) against 1. FC Köln, sixth in the table.
Hopp had formulated his right to the regular participation of Hoffenheim in European competitions at the general meeting at the beginning of October.
A few hours later, the Hoeneß team lost 3-1 at VfB Stuttgart.
With eight points from seven games, TSG is well behind its own claim.
also read
Against Bielefeld: Hoffenheim wants to learn from the Mainz bankruptcy
Only one win in four games, most recently the indisputable 0-2 against Mainz: Hoffenheim slipped after a success at the start of the season.
In Bielefeld, basic virtues are once again in demand.
Against Bielefeld: Hoffenheim wants to learn from the Mainz bankruptcy
Verdi welcomes the election of the works council at VfB Stuttgart
The Verdi union has welcomed the first works council election in the history of VfB Stuttgart.
With the election of a nine-person representative on Tuesday for the approximately 330 employees, the Bundesliga club was "a role model for the league," said the union secretary Steve Schröder from Verdi Stuttgart on Wednesday.
Verdi welcomes the election of the works council at VfB Stuttgart
Mainz newcomer Ingvartsen: Football World Cup as a big goal
The Danish offensive player Marcus Ingvartsen has also switched to 1. FSV Mainz 05 in order to become a regular player in the national team as an attacker for the Bundesliga club.
"In the position as a striker I have the greatest opportunity for development," said the professional, who is on loan from 1. FC Union Berlin, on Wednesday.
"My big goal is the World Cup in Qatar next year."
Mainz newcomer Ingvartsen: Football World Cup as a big goal
The Austrian international Christoph Baumgartner is said to be back in the starting line-up against Cologne after missing out in Stuttgart due to muscular problems.
Left-back Marco John, on the other hand, will be out for four to six weeks because of a shoulder injury he sustained in training, as Hoeneß explained.
An operation is not necessary.
With the captain Benjamin Hübner, who lost more than a year after an ankle operation, things are looking up.
The central defender is again part of the team training.
dpa
