VfL want to continue their relegation battle against Hoffenheim (3.30 p.m., Sky) on Saturday with their third home win.
Rice rotation against TSG. Three new ones for three points.
For Gamboa, who is sagging a little, Stafylidis will plow the right side of the defense. Blum replaces Holtmann on the left wing. And then there is Eduard Löwen (24).
Loaned from Hertha as a playmaker, he hasn’t even delivered really convincingly. Reis does not want to condemn the top earner (annual salary approx. 1.6 million euros, of which Hertha contributes around half): “He’s putting too much pressure on himself. It would be better for the team if Eduard limited himself to the simple things. “
Nevertheless, Leo could also get a pause for thought. Because in the eighth position, Milos Pantovic (25) recently triumphed.
Reis: “We know what we have in Milos. I trust him to play the central role. There’s nothing wrong with bringing him in from the start. “
Against Hoffenheim, the spectators should again be an important factor. Reis: “With our sensational fans we want to make the stadium a madhouse again.”
Coach Reis congratulates Pantovic (left) for his outstanding cup game against Augsburg (two goals)Photo: TEAM2sportphoto
So that the threesome and the jump out of the relegation zone work …