Hansa Rostock goes personally on the stick. Ten players will be suspended or injured against promoted Kaiserslautern. Nevertheless, the fourth home win is needed to consolidate the midfield position.
Rostock (dpa / mv) – Despite serious personnel problems, FC Hansa Rostock wants to consolidate its position in the middle of the table in the 2nd Bundesliga with a home win against 1. FC Kaiserslautern on Friday (6.30 p.m. / Sky). “We’re expecting an intense fight, there will be a lot going on on the field and in the stands. We want to play our game better than they do theirs,” said coach Jens Härtel before meeting the newly promoted team.
Haertel has to change his team almost completely because ten players are out for various reasons. Ryan Malone, Lukas Fröde and Svante Ingelsson are each suspended for a game after five yellow cards, as is John Verhoek, who saw yellow-red in the away game at SpVgg Greuther Fürth (2-2). Defenders Anderson Lucoqui, Nico Neidhart and Damian Roßbach, among others, are also unavailable due to injury.
