TSG Hoffenheim: “We should catch up with a gap that has never taken place”

Before the final of the season, Dahoam against Bayern, TSG Hoffenheim focuses on his own strength, but also takes precautions for a possible relegation.
Need at least one point for relegation on Saturday: Hoffenheim coach Christian Ilzer.
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Hoffenheim’s coach Christian Ilzer feels and suspects what comes to his team on Saturday. “A big task awaits us at the end, the German champion will demand everything, respect, physical, qualitative and mental strength, we must throw everything again in balance,” explains the Austrian, whose team in the distant duel with Heidenheim must bring an advance of three points and six goals on the finish line.
However, the current uncertainty has left its mark. “You can say that this is already a longer phase where the pressure is and we are forced to provide results, you simply notice that”, explains Ilzer, “nevertheless, the boys deal with the situation very professionally.”
Hoffenheimer Kredo: be there from the start
So, first of all, Ilzer sees the right thing about the situation: “We have everything in our hands. We have to focus fully on ourselves and hide everything around us,” recommends to the 47-year-old man, whose team is still late, more recently in Wolfsburg (2: 2) after 19 seconds. “From the start, we must slow down the qualities of Munich with a huge desire to run and duel of quality and to have to obtain our best possible performance in the field from the start.”
In this sense, the chief coach has become almost philosophical: “We should catch up with a deficit that has never occurred. It is a question of not having to feel pain so that we have had our maximum energy. A subject that we have always had”, says Ilzer, “I see that we have a good mentality and a good character, we have still compensated for many residues.”
Planning of two tracks
Nothing should distract the Hoffenheimer of the own task on the lawn. No intermediate results of Heidenheim, no illusions or discussions on the ibizatrip of certain Munhers. “Of course, we will be informed on the bench which is going on in Heidenheim, but it is much more important than we do our job,” said that he was a full week to prepare for this game, this is not so often the case in the season. We must not expect a team that does not focus on this game. ”
Prepared for everything to prevent the worst – it is Hoffenheim’s slogan. “So that we can put the cover tomorrow. If the relegation is repaired, we always sit down comfortably and put an end to the season,” said Ilzer, who also has a possible relegation on the screen: “But it is also clear that everything else would be not very professional that we also plan the second scenario.”
Then, there would be another week of training, two other ends of play and for coaches staff on Sunday, observations of the opponents of Elversberg and Padersborn. All silent hopes “that we can reject these plans tomorrow”. You will see.