VfL Bochum can look forward to important points in the basement duel against VfB Stuttgart. VfL captain Anthony Losilla on the coaching change at VfB and the difference to the Schalke game.
Basement thriller on Easter Sunday. VfB Stuttgart comes to the region with a new coach and new self-confidence after the cup victory over 1. FC Nürnberg. However, VfL Bochum has been on a strong run of form recently and wants to distance itself further from the relegation places with the next three points on Sunday (April 9, 5:30 p.m.).
“It’s difficult enough whether there’s a new coach on the bench or not. We have to focus on us, it doesn’t matter for us,” VfL captain Anthony Losilla doesn’t want to dwell too long on the personnel issue of Sebastian Hoeneß on the VfB side. “They won against Nuremberg and gained confidence, but they are under pressure and absolutely have to win against us. That’s just a fact. We can further extend the gap to a direct opponent, that must be the goal.”
After three games without defeat and seven points recently, VfL has gained some breathing room in the relegation battle. Nevertheless, Losilla knows that the Bochum team must not rest on any account against VfB.
“The first leg was a strange game. We were on a par for a long time and were even better for a long time, but made too many mistakes and then lost 4:1 in Stuttgart in the end,” warns the Frenchman, but is sure to do better this time. “We have learned from that. We know that this team can be dangerous, but if we bring our performance, we can also put this opponent in trouble. As always, we have to play bravely and put the opponent under pressure. And take advantage of the mistakes that the opponent makes. That must be the goal to defeat this opponent. “
Perhaps a point would be enough for us, but that’s not our thought. We want to win the game and do everything we can to get the three points.
Anthony Losilla
The captain has no good memories of the last home game against a rival. “Against Schalke, we talked more about Thomas Reis and his Bochum past, so the focus wasn’t so much on the game,” Losilla classified. “After a decent first half, where we should be leading, we lose the game. That’s where we have to be more consistent. At the back, we have to be as stable as we have been in the last three games and offensively we have to make the chances count. “
The 37-year-old is also aware that VfL would probably be better off with a point in the end. However, he does not want to rely on that. “We will not wait for the opponent, that is not our way of playing. Maybe a point would also be enough for us, but that’s not our thinking. We want to win the game and do everything to get the three points,” announced the captain. With gp