The double dress rehearsal is on for VfL Bochum on Saturday against Luton Town. All players are not available.
On Saturday, Bundesliga soccer team VfL Bochum will have its dress rehearsal before the start of the Bundesliga (Saturday, August 19, 3:30 p.m.) at VfB Stuttgart.
It’s two games over 90 minutes against Premier League promoted Luton Town. The first game will be played over the full distance at 1:30 p.m., followed by game two at 4:15 p.m.
180 minutes in which the players can gain proper match practice. And in which they can also show that they are a force to be reckoned with at the start of the Bundesliga.
VfL coach Thomas Letsch made it clear on Friday what he wants to see: “I want to see two good games over 90 minutes each. We are at the end of the preparation. When we played Düsseldorf, for example, Fortuna was a week away from the start of the league, we were not so fresh. We’ve had shorter sessions this week now, so the freshness should come slowly. We’re also playing in front of our own crowd. I want to see from every player that he wants to show himself. It’s not that it’s clear how we’re going to start the round. It’s important that a lot of guys go over 90 minutes. There will be fixed rotations and players who will be used in both games. We want to see that we are consolidated and stable. “
We’re also playing in front of our own crowd. I want to see from every player that he wants to show himself
Thomas Letsch
Whereby the coach cannot rely on the full squad. With Danilo Soares (muscular problems) there is a new failure, in addition, Mats Pannewig, Moritz-Broni Kwarteng and Mohammed Tolba will continue to be absent. Jacek Goralski, who may leave the club, and Gerrit Holtmann, whose transfer to Turkey has not yet been completed, will also not play in the dress rehearsal.
Philipp Förster and Moritz Broschinski, on the other hand, are fit again and will be on the pitch for 45 minutes – according to Letsch’s plan, who will also have eight players from the U19 squad in the lineup. Striker Luis Hartwig, who could still leave the club, will also play. cb / gp