As in previous years, the derby between Anzing and Unterhaching is always the duel of a coach against his former club.
Anzing - If SV Anzing starts at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday at the Bayern rival at the arch rival in Taufkirchen, then the story of the coach and his ex-club can be told again - but this time it is different. Because it does not mean Hubert Müller, who does not even stand in the hall due to a hip operation and is represented by assistant coach Kay Hoffmann. Rather, the coach who meets his former team wears the HT Munich jersey this time. His name: Thomas Schibschid.
The ex-professional was co-trainer of Müller until autumn and should inherit this in the medium term - so the plan. But then the two fell out. Schibschid moved to HT Munich.
To what extent does the Schibschid personnel make the game on Saturday particularly explosive? Kay Hoffmann dismisses this question. “We had a lot of unrest in the team at the time,” the assistant coach admits. "But now we have left it all behind. I don't think the topic with Thomas will be a factor. ”
In any case, hardly any additional motivation should be needed on both sides, as this time the derby is also a relegation hit. "The game is extremely important, we don't need to talk about it," confirms Hoffmann. He is self-confident and refers to the recent upward trend of his lions, who last wrested a draw from the leaders Bayreuth. However, this surprise point was also taken in their own hall - like seven of the eight previous counters this season ..
In addition, not only does the Anzinger form curve point upwards, but also that of the opponent: HT Munich have recently won three of four games and thus given themselves some air in the relegation battle. Therefore, both clubs will go to the derby with a broad chest to which the Lions will travel with a full squad: All players are fit except for the long-term injuries Tobias Kain and Matthias Haberthaler. ps