Lieberknecht promises: Darmstadt 98 will take every player in the Bundesliga with them

Outsider chance in the 2nd Bundesliga

SV Darmstadt 98 only has an outside chance in the promotion final of the 2nd Bundesliga, but the Hessians want to use it. “I have the feeling that something extraordinary can happen because we are capable of it. We’re going to see fantastic support here at home. Everyone is cheering,” said coach Torsten Lieberknecht at the press conference before the home game against SC Paderborn 07 (Sunday, 3:30 p.m.).

Lieberknecht experienced a roller coaster ride with his team in the final stretch of the season: 2:5 at Schalke 04, 2:1 at FC St. Pauli, 6:0 against Erzgebirge Aue and a painful 1:2 defeat in Düsseldorf . After the bankruptcy at Fortuna, Darmstadt dropped from second to fourth place and now have to hope that Bremen and Hamburg, who are ahead of them, make a mistake (to the table).

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“We are still there – perhaps unfortunately for many – as a burr at the top. Of course we were all hooked after Düsseldorf. The team made a good impression after two days off. They were even in a better mood than I was on the first day of training and then pulled me up with them,” said Lieberknecht with a smile. However, the Darmstadt team will now face Paderborn, the strongest away team in the league, and need to score to have a chance. Guardianship is also required. What encourages the “lilies”: The Darmstadt team already won the first leg against East Westphalia 1-0.

Lieberknecht promises: Darmstadt 98 would go to the Bundesliga with all the professionals

There is also another incentive for the professionals. “There will be no goodbyes on Sunday. If we create the sensation, every player will be taken to the premier league. If the player also wants to go this way with us. I promised all the boys that,” Lieberknecht made clear. In addition to Luca Pfeiffer (25), who is on loan from FC Midtjylland, the contracts of Lasse Sobiech (31), Tim Skarke (25), Adrian Stanilewicz (22) and Leon Müller (21) are expiring.

“We have a full board of players who totally identify with the club and play for their club with great passion,” said Lieberknecht, confident of his team. “There is a good mix within the team this week: they have fun and sometimes laugh. But you also know in which situations and training sessions we need total focus. From day to day you notice how the players train more consciously. This is completely normal. Today I experienced a high level of concentration, tomorrow it will be even quieter at the end because the guys all go into their own tunnel. Then when the game kicks off on Sunday, they should do their best. The boys are in a good mood.” On the day of the match, Darmstadt 98 wanted to concentrate on themselves and “not constantly find out how things are going in the other games.”

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