TSG Hoffenheim: Prömel before comeback in the relegation battle

TSG crisis started with injury

The long-injured midfielder Grischa Prömel beckons his Bundesliga comeback in the game of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim at RB Leipzig. The 28-year-old broke his ankle in the first leg against the Saxons (1: 3) last November after an unfortunate collision with his team-mate Christoph Baumgartner – then Hoffenheim, who was seventh in the table at the time, was in a streak of twelve winless games in a row meanwhile slipped down to last place.

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When asked whether the sporting misery was also due to his absence, Prömel said in an interview with the magazine “Kicker”: “Others have to judge that, but I’m self-confident enough and can say that I can give the team something. But to base something like this on the absence of a single person would be overkill.” The long injury-related break was the most difficult phase of his career so far, attested the professional who switched from Union Berlin to Kraichgau last summer on a free transfer (contract until 2026): “ You could say that. It wasn’t an easy time. I also became a professional because of the community and solidarity. That’s the way it is with injuries, you have to be patient. (…) We athletes are driven by this impatience and the urge to be back quickly. But you have to be careful with such stories and also rely on the people who have more experience with it.” Prömel has been back in team training for the relegation-threatened Bundesliga club for a long time and last Sunday played a half for the U23s of Hoffenheim for the first time at 3: 0 win in Koblenz.

“Team training and the competition are good for me, it’s different than individual training. That’s why it was important to collect minutes again in the U23s. I coped well with everything. The conditions in Koblenz weren’t the best, but I said to myself: If my foot survives this pitch, then I’m ready,” said the midfielder with a wink.

Prömel didn’t think it was possible for the A-Elf to fall in the past few months during his injury phase, “but football is sometimes inexplicable. It can’t be pinned down to one thing either, there are many things that play into it. I’m happy that we’re a little more stable again and were able to collect a few points.” TSG goes into the remaining five league games, in which RB Frankfurt and RB Frankfurt , Wolfsburg, Union and VfB Stuttgart are waiting for the team coached by Pellegrino Matarazzo.

“The thing is still not through, and until then there is no reason to rest. It will probably remain exciting until the end, of course we’ll try to get the necessary points as early as possible,” explained Prömel with a view to the season finale.

TSG Hoffenheim: Prömel does not regret moving from Union

He does not regret his move from Köpenick to Hoffenheim, although his former club is currently playing for the Champions League qualification: “No, I’m not a person who mourns things or regrets decisions. I’m fully committed to TSG and of course I hope that we’ll show up in international business at some point. That didn’t work out this season. Now we have relegation as a goal. Once we’ve bagged that, you can start thinking about new goals for the new season. (…) Now the full focus must be on the relegation battle, there is no other way. Interference fires don’t make any sense now. We have to be completely united, in the team and in the entire club, only then can you achieve something. When we’ve secured the class, it’s certainly not wrong to question this season and think about it.”

Looking at Prömel’s situation, his trainer confirmed on Thursday: “He feels good, has gained even more confidence in his body and is of course an option for Saturday.” Also the right-footer, whose market value jumped by 2 million euros last year up, was confident of being back in the top flight in the near future: “I’ve worked long enough and I hope to make a comeback in the Bundesliga as soon as possible.”

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