…INJURY REPORT

Michael Esser, Moritz-Broni Kwarteng, Niclas Thiede and Mohammed Tolba are still not available. Goncalo Paciencia is fit again. All other players are ready to play.

…IMPRESSION

I got a very good impression of the team. I found a very, very stable team. The transition phase after a coach's dismissal does something to a team. Everyone processes it differently. It got better day by day. The atmosphere on the pitch today was really good. Everyone is a complete professional and knows what it's about. The team believes in itself and is willing to turn the situation around and win the game tomorrow.

...POSSIBLE CHANGES

We looked at some scenes and games again, but we won't be able to change the entire team now. We have already done many things very well. It is important to work with the players to find a basic framework that suits us and our home game atmosphere. The most important thing a team needs is structure and order. I tried to convey that to the team. Now it's about implementing it and showing it tomorrow. We have six games to reach our goal. We will give everything for this.

…OPPONENT

Heidenheim is an incredibly compact team. They have endless discipline - scratching, biting, closing paths and running a lot. These are basics that simply work for you. That's what got them into the situation they're in now. They are absolutely right to be in this position in the table. Of course we know Eren Dinkçi, Jan-Niklas Beste and Tim Kleindienst. They have outstanding quality. But we also know what makes them so strong. We have addressed this and are prepared for it. I have known Frank Schmidt for a very, very long time. He's an incredibly good coach and has a really good, disgusting team. You are right to have this score.

…INJURY REPORT

Nikola Dovedan will still miss this game with a red card. Norman Theuerkauf has been back since Wednesday, he was ill last week but is available again. We only have to question Adrian Beck, who had problems with his ankle after the last game. He hasn't been able to train this week. Let’s see what it looks like today.

…BOCHUM

We have a lot of experience with teams changing coaches before our game. Not just this season, but also in previous years. I wouldn't mind if we started like we did against FC Augsburg, where we led early on. So different, like in the last games. We gave the game away at the end of the first half. Thomas Letsch had constant changes in the starting line-up. The question is what Heiko Butscher plans to do now. That's why we'll try to keep the game as simple and compact as possible. This will be a completely different game than the one we last had against FC Bayern. Now there will be more duels and more second balls and we have to be prepared for that.

…RELEGATION BATTLE

Now we have over 30 points. We know that with the next win we will most likely be through. But to be clear: VfL Bochum is exactly the warning example for us. They also beat Bayern 3-2 and lost five in the six games after that and only got one point. Just because there is now the opportunity to most likely secure relegation with the next win, you don't get it automatically. We are now challenged and have to prove that after this highlight, with everything that goes with it, but also with the result against FC Bayern Munich, we are ready to move on and not sit back. Of course, each of us was able to enjoy this for two days. That was completely fine, but I can only say this much: We have tightened the reins since Tuesday and especially yesterday in training. Ideally for us, we can ensure we stay in the league early on. That at least in the last two games we no longer have to rely on anything that is necessary to stay in class. That is our goal.