Coach Christoph Dabrowski from Hannover 96 is fighting for his job.
“I see that I took over the team in a very difficult situation on the relegation place and got 22 points from 16 games, which are necessary for survival,” said the 43-year-old in a media round. “The goal from the start was to keep the league. That’s my job and I’m convinced that I’ll finish it successfully. And then there will be decisions. It’s clear that I’m in the mood to continue here. “
The former first division professional had the table 15. of the 2nd Bundesliga in December as the successor to Jan Zimmermann. His contract expires at the end of this season.
Dabrowski’s tenure began very successfully, with numerous leading players such as Ron-Robert Zieler speaking out in his favor.
After just one win in the past seven league games and only six points ahead of the relegation place, there is already speculation in Hanover about possible successors such as Stefan Leitl (Greuther Fürth) or Uwe Rösler (most recently Fortuna Düsseldorf).
Sports director Marcus Mann only wants to talk about new contracts for coaches and players once relegation has been secured. After the 3-0 defeat at SC Paderborn, he ruled out another change of coach before the last three games.
“That’s not an issue right now. We’re already playing on Friday and have to score points as soon as possible,” said the 38-year-old to the “Neue Presse”. The opponent in this important home game is Karlsruher SC (6:30 p.m. / Sky).