Old friends relishing meeting
In an interview with HSV.de, Nürnberg's new coaching duo Michael Wiesinger and Armin Reutershahn say how they invisage Sunday's Bundesliga clash between the two sides will go. They also speak of long standing frienships and how they see HSV's development under coach Thorsten Fink. Things happened quickly in Nürnberg just before Christmas last year. Head coach Dieter Hecking left the club to do the same job at VfL Wolfsburg. The Nürnberg board then installed Michael Wiesinger and Armin Reutershahn as head coach and Co. trainer respectively. They have the board's trust until the end of the current season. Sascha Lewandowski and former Liverpool legend Sami Hypiä have already proved at Leverkusen that such teams can operate successfully. The new duo at Nürnberg's helm are hoping to follow suit.
They do not plan to completely copy the Leverkusen concept, preferring to stamp their own authority on the task ahead, starting with a Bundesliga matchday 18 home game to HSV on Sunday (20.01.13). Wiesinger and Reutershahn have a special relationship with HSV: Wiesinger is good mates with Rothosen coach Thorsten Fink while his right hand man was at the club for six years under Kurt Jara and Frank Pagelsdorf. We interviewed the duo before their debut in the Nürnberg hot seat:
How are you both feeling ahead of the game? Wiesinger: I can't wait for the game to start. The fact that we begin our reign with a home game makes it more special to me. We plan to win on Sunday. Reutershahn: I am so up for the game it could kick off right now as far as I'm concerned. I think we can play successfully against HSV, the way we played before the winter break. To do that we require aggression when they have the ball and we must be determined up front creating scoring chances. We want a home win to start the second half of the season off with. Herr Wiesinger, you have a long standing friendship with HSV coach Thorsten Fink. You played together at Bayern and you were his Co.trainer at FC Ingolstadt. Now you face each other on Sunday... Have you recently had contact with Thorsten Fink?
Herr Wiesinger, you have a long standing friendship with HSV coach Thorsten Fink. You played together at Bayern and you were his Co.trainer at FC Ingolstadt. Now you face each other on Sunday... Wiesinger: We enjoyed a short but intensive time together. Our time together at Bayern was successful and we had a lot of fun there. Thorsten is a guy I rate very highly. He oozes confidence as a coach and has found his true path in Hamburg. But I still want to beat him on Sunday. Have you recently had contact with Thorsten Fink? Herr Reutershahn, you worked under Frank Pagelsdorf and Kurt Jara at HSV for six years. Do you still have contact to the club? Reutershahn: The years in Hamburg were of course wonderful, but a lot of time has passed since. The club has seen a large influx of players and coaching staff since i was there so I no longer have any contacts there. How would you assess HSV's development so far this season? |
 
  
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