Make the impossible possible.

… Uwe Seeler’s birthday: For us it is a tremendous honour as Uwe Seeler turns 80, to be able to play a home game against such a good and interesting opponent like Borussia Dortmund. I believe Uwe Seeler was the idol of many of our fathers. My first coaches always spoke about him, especially how hard working, approachable and friendly man that he is. An absolute role model for every athlete. It was nice to hear that on his last four birthdays we collected points. We want to use the positive feeling from the special birthday occasion and take his always give your all approach against Dortmund. We want to give him a good performance and a positive result for his birthday.

… the current situation at HSV: We are of course in a difficult situation, not helped by all the inuries. We must become more stable especially in the middle. It is of course not easy to being stability and continuity to the team when we cannot pick the same players often enough for us to gel and knit as a team. The constant changes were made for varying reasons but of course are not helpful. Mentality also plays a major role. Defeats hurt and can produce a bad feeling over time. It is important for the team that they are surrounded by people here with clear heads. We have to give them direction and go on.