Loud bass after the 5-0: TSG and Hoeneß relieved

Cologne remains the favorite opponent of Hoffenheim.

Steffen Baumgart's team breaks after the break against TSG, which almost sets its Bundesliga record.

Sinsheim - From the cabin of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim the bass thundered unmistakably until the press conference.

The Kraichgauer had a lot to celebrate after the 5-0 (1-0) in the Friday game against 1. FC Köln.

Especially for head coach Sebastian Hoeneß, the highest Bundesliga victory under his direction came at just the right time - after a few weak games this season and before the game at FC Bayern Munich next Saturday.

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With a bloodless appearance like the last one at 1: 3 in Stuttgart, a coaching debate would certainly have started around Hoffenheim.

Hoeneß did not perform any joyful dances after the final whistle in the Sinsheimer Arena, which also does not correspond to his nature.

"We are happy," said the nephew of long-time Bayern maker Uli Hoeneß.

“Of course we are happy.

It is a mixture of joy, affirmation and relief that we have shown a reaction. "

And with a look at the table, where his team has at least temporarily improved to eighth place, Hoeneß emphasized: "We have decided to join the top." In the opinion of patron Dietmar Hopp, TSG also belongs there. The billionaire recently announced that he expected TSG "permanently" to play in the European Cup. “We want to go back there without calling it out immediately and now,” said sports director Alexander Rosen in an interview with DAZN. With star coach Julian Nagelsmann, who is now working for Bayern, he had already played Champions League games at TSG, while Hoeneß had at least Europa League games in the past round.

For Hoeneß it was “a very good evening. Basically, that's exactly what we need to get on the pitch. ”There were many of his players who had reason to turn up the music in the dressing room: Ihlas Bebou because of his brace (31st / 49th minute) a week after Birth of his son. The other goal scorers Christoph Baumgartner (51st), Dennis Geiger (74th) and Stefan Posch (87th), too, of course. And the Croatian World Cup second Andrej Kramaric as a preparer for two goals and a tireless whirlwind. Hoeneß wanted to "highlight his striker in particular: a great performance today!"

The Hoffenheim team almost stopped their highest Bundesliga victory: It was 6-0 on March 31, 2018 - against Cologne.

For the Rhinelander it was the seventh consecutive defeat against TSG.

At the same time, a series of five unbeaten games ended for the team of coach Steffen Baumgart in front of 14,309 spectators.

“The people of Hoffenheim showed us today.

We really got on the sack, ”said FC goalkeeper Timo Horn.

Baumgart did not want to cite failures like that of Captain Jonas Hector as a reason: "We won't even start with that."

The man with the flat cap, who recently became a fan favorite, said self-critically that the coaching team might have reacted faster and had to change the defense.

“Hoffenheim had very, very many solutions.

Not only do we have to learn from it, we have to draw the right conclusions.

This not only applies to the boys, but also to us as a coaching team, ”said Baumgart.

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