Further new additions announced
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Second division Hannover 96 started in the summer preparation on Thursday, on Friday morning the new coach Christian Titz spoke for the first time in detail about his challenge at the Lower Saxony, the squad and the ambitions for the upcoming season.
The day before, Titz and his coaching team, which, in addition to Hanover’s previous assistant coach Lars Barlemann, also includes his long-time FCM colleague André Kilian, welcomed parts of the team. Including the newcomers Benedikt Pichler, Jonas Sterner, Franz Roggow, Bastian Allgeier and Maurice Neubauer as well as royal returnees Marius Wörl and Hayate Matsuda, who had been committed to the Japanese partner club FC Mito Hollyhock during the week. Only the Finn Benjamin Källman was still on vacation due to his recent international operations.
There was a lot going on in the coaching market of the first two leagues in the past few weeks and 96 in the middle of it, managing director Marcus Mann attested the press conference when asked how the decision for Titz was made. He was convinced that he had found an option with the former Hamburg that promises many years of collaboration. “As a leakage that Christian could imagine a new task, there was of course immediately contact.” Short -term conversations in Ibiza, where Titz went on vacation for a few days, would have brought a breakthrough quickly.
Titz is fundamentally positive. According to Titz, Titz had “very impressed” that man went to Ibiza, as well as an hourly conversation on the popular holiday island, in which the 96 boss had described the philosophy and the conceptual alignment of the club and the integration of his person. This quickly made the decisive factor for his promise. The aim is to build a team from the existing trunk as well as new players and young home -grown plants. It is a “totally exciting constellation of players” in the offspring of the Hanoverians. In addition, he encourages him to establish the targeted play of the red, a dominant and possession of the ball on the Maschsee offensive football.
“The attraction has agreed to be able to develop a team together,” Titz, when asked whether he feels no pressure, knew. In Hanover, people have been dreaming of a return to the Bundesliga for years, and previous predecessor Stefan Leitl had been given three years for this goal, but had to take his hat off last winter after 2.5. At that time, the change of coach did not bring the hoped -for effect with a view to the ascent. With Hamburg and Cologne, two heavyweights would now have left the league, but this would only reinforce the balance in the lower house, predicted Titz. He wanted to send a team into the race “who starts the opponent. Who tries to bring activity in, to create scoring chances with the ball, dominance and have fun in football. We want to do it through the way we play, take people with them”.
In terms of squad planning, due to the losses of players such as Marcel Halstenberg (end of the career) or Phil Neumann (Birmingham), they have to be improved on the defensive, emphasized Titz. There will also be changes in the offensive area. “But we already have a lot of interesting players in the squad,” the coach affirmed. The next few days will be shaped by many conversations to get to know each other. Most recently, there had been speculation about whether Titz would also guide one or the other FCM professional on a leash during his move to Hanover. However, he could now only “imagine” this, said the 54-year-old.
“It is no secret that I am a very communicative type. I am part of a team, that is, I want to work closely with the players. (…) Football cannot be compared to normal professional practice. If you come to the pitch, you need an incredible well -being for this sport to be able to transfer your best possible performance. Therefore, it is very important how to get them off with the players and that you can also get them off with the players and that you can do it alongside the footballer Ticked up, ”Titz replied when asked how he would characterize himself as a coach in the cabin.
His relationship with sports director Ralf Becker, who was also newly entered at Hanover, was said to have been cracked in the past, but this was cleared, but “you can always find good ways in sports”. “Let’s go out here, let’s work together, find a good community between fans and team and bring the essentials to the square,” said Titz in conclusion.
96 boss man: “Bring nothing if the word climb is in every article 27 times”
When asked about the possible ascent: “We are of course aware of the ambitions and demands in the area and you don’t get around it. Of course we want to be successful, as we wanted in recent years. It is always important to be a realistic approach. At the very first place is the content work with the team on the training ground and in the games. To get a new game idea. At other locations, people are also working well “and everyone is aware of how balanced the 2nd league is”.
You don’t drive anywhere and get the red carpet rolled out because you played in the Europa League a few years ago. “We have to work hard to be successful. We are ambitious, everyone can rely on it. (…) If we make individual players better, and this is also a point that has always impressed me at Christian Tititz’s work, then we will also get better as a team. And then the success will be prepared at some point. But we don’t get to the goal of it every day (every day (Note d. Red.: A possible climb) talk. “
Asked about further possible new additions, you let you know: “We will surely be able to welcome one or the other player. (…) We are always happy to be associated with many players – sometimes there is something on it and very, very often there is nothing about it. But I don’t comment every day.”