Hansa Rostock can take another step towards a secure mid-table position on Saturday in the home match against Erzgebirge Aue. Coach Jens Härtel announces“unpleasant decisions “ despite all the anticipation.
27 men are in the squad of the promoted team – and with Maurice Litka (rehabilitation after cruciate ligament rupture) and Lukas Scherff (rehab after cruciate ligament rupture) only two players are currently not available to Härtel. “So we are spoilt for choice “, said the Rostock coach at the press conference on Thursday.
The team is in a good mood, there will be unpleasant decisions.
The scramble for the regular as well as squad places is on. In the last two games (2:1 against Düsseldorf, 3:2 in Regensburg) Härtel had relied on an almost unchanged starting line-up. Only Streli Mamba, who had scored a goal in the test in Wolfsburg (3:1) during the international break, and Kevin Schumacher had taken turns on the left wing. “The team is in a good mood, there will be unpleasant decisions, “ announced the 52-year-old.
Härtel paid respect to the Saxons, who have stabilised with seven points from the last three games: “It will be an intense game. Aue have developed a clear structure and are very good runners. They are working well both with and against the ball at the moment. Their results are not surprising.”
Nevertheless, the Kogge plan to continue on the course they have taken – and the anticipation for the duel is huge. Härtel can even take a positive view of the weather forecast: “An East derby in front of a full house, beautiful rainy weather – we are really looking forward to the game!
