The Hoffenheim manager is aiming for a winning start at home and is confident that his side is capable claiming all three points against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/1-FSV-Mainz-05-c38166.
Hoffenheim will take on FSV Mainz in a Bundesliga clash on Friday, February 17, at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena. The side will be in search of its seventh win of the ongoing campaign.
Markus Babbel made a good start as a manager at his new club as his team earned a well deserved point at Werder Bremen last week. The side could have claimed all three points but the home side scored an equalizer in the dying moments
of the match to share the spoils.
The former Hertha http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Berlin-c7536 manager claimed that he is certainly looking forward to a winning start at home in the league against FSV Mainz this weekend. He insisted that the players have been working hard for the fixture and the
target would definitely be to go for all three points.
“It is a huge motivation for me to get the fans back in the stadium, standing by their team. The lads have trained well and I am really looking forward to my first home match. If we can play like we did in the first half in Bremen,
then we can win this game,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
Babbel revealed that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sejad-Salihovic-c32849 will both be available for the home game which is a very good sign. He admitted that the duo will provide the depth in attack for the team and insisted that they are key players.
The manager refused to name the team for the match and insisted that there should be an element of surprise left.
“Sejad and Ryan are quality players, but let's wait and see if they are in the starting XI. I am not the kind of coach who announces his team the day before a game - I like to maintain an element of surprise,” he concluded.
Hoffenheim are currently in 11th place with 25 points from the 21 games played thus far. The side has won six and lost eight times in the process.
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