MSV Duisburg travel to FC Ingolstadt this Thursday, 11 May 2023. The duel is scheduled for Friday. Before the match, the coach also spoke about the goals in 2023/2024.
MSV Duisburg is in very good form shortly before the end of the season. The Zebras recently won 4-0 in Bayreuth and also beat Aue 3-0. There are reasons for the turnaround, after all, the Meiderich side also went eight matches without a treble before the Bayreuth game.
“We all sat down together before the game at Viktoria Köln and talked turkey. We explained to the team what we didn’t like, but the boys also voiced their criticism. At the end of the day, it’s always about how we manage to be successful as a club, which is necessary to win games,” reveals Torsten Ziegner.
And things have been going better since the game at Viktoria Köln (2:2). Draws against top teams SV Wehen Wiesbaden (1:1) and SV Elversberg (2:2) followed.
“Those were good performances in which we allowed little. Then came the games against Bayreuth and Aue. Before those games, we lacked a bit of greed to offer resistance to the opponent, to break free when your back is against the wall. In the last games, however, we showed again what makes us strong: we didn’t act as individuals, but as a team. We have to continue in this direction in the future,” Ziegner emphasised.
After all, MSV and coach Ziegner have a lot planned for the new season. In recent weeks, the management has already formulated a clear goal: Duisburg wants to play in the 2nd Bundesliga again by 2025. And coach Ziegner naturally identifies with this goal.
The 45-year-old says with regard to the new 2023/2024 series: “If you want to be in the 2nd Division by 2025, then you have to fill this goal with life. We have to play a better round. We want to attack and push into the front third. That has to be the next step. It’s not enough to finish eleventh or twelfth next season.
MSV has set itself high goals – even though the financial situation is not the best. But, as Ziegner emphasises, the team is not at all concerned about the shortfall of around one million euros: “That is not an issue in the team. We are only concentrating on the sport. But it’s also clear that we can’t invest less if we pursue goals like the 2nd Bundesliga. “
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