Before duel with Hertha
A meager three points after five games played: It is the worst start to the season in the history of the Werkself in all competitions, in the Bundesliga they were only in a similarly bad position after five games in 1982/83. Under Dettmar Cramer, Bayer Leverkusen took 18th place with 2:8 points and 1:12 goals (overview). Coach Gerardo Seoane knows his team’s difficult situation and the growing pressure on him, but he doesn’t want to be influenced by it.
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“It’s always the coach’s job to focus on what you can influence,” said the 43-year-old on Friday. One day before the Bundesliga game at Hertha BSC on Saturday (3.30 p.m. in the TM live ticker), his focus and energy are “100 percent with the team”. Leverkusen have lost four of five league games so far and lost 1-0 at FC Brugge in the Champions League during the week.
“Now it is a difficult situation. I accept this challenge, I face this challenge,” said Seoane, who has received support from the club so far. With the exception of the long-term injured international Florian Wirtz (rehab after a cruciate ligament rupture), Karim Bellarabi (meniscus tear) and Amine Adli (collarbone fracture), Seoane has all the players available. “It’s good that there were no additional injuries after the Bruges game,” he said.
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