Coach Frank Schmidt calls on the pros at 1. FC Heidenheim to stay focused in the fight for promotion to the Bundesliga.
“I know that the players dream of promotion,” said Heidenheim coach Frank Schmidt one day before the second division team’s game at SpVgg Greuther Fürth on Friday (6:30 p.m.). “Everyone here can talk about promotion. But if you dream too much, you will miss your life.”
Heidenheim is almost at its best
With a win in Fürth, Heidenheim, who have been unbeaten away from home for four games, would definitely consolidate their direct second place in promotion.
Schmidt can muster his best squad against the eleventh in the fifth game of the season, only the long-term injured Adrian Beck is still missing. Nevertheless, he warns against the Franks: Greuther Fürth is strong at home and plays quickly forward, explained the 49-year-old.
Schmidt expects a motivated opponent
In addition, Schmidt expects a reaction from the hosts after the harsh criticism of SpVgg coach Alexander Zorniger of his team after the 0: 2 at Hansa Rostock.
“We’re facing an opponent who wasn’t happy recently. Above all, the coach said that and I know what it means when Alexander Zorniger says that,” said Schmidt. Zorniger explained that the defeat in Rostock was a “massive failure” of almost all Fürth players. His team was “lazy to pass” and “lazy to run”.
