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I don't think Hertha will sit back against us, give us the ball, and operate from a defensive pressing. It will probably be exactly like this: two teams that are prepared to press high and defend intensely. Then it's about solving these one-on-one situations, getting in behind, and beating this counter-press. We have trained that. Now we have to show that we can actually implement it.

— Frank Schmidt, Heidenheim's head coach, ahead of the match against Hertha BSC (2. Bundesliga, 2026/27 season)

I expect an opponent who will offer us a more open game than in recent matches, press us higher, and present a big challenge. We need peak performances from every single player.

— Stefan Leitl, Hertha BSC head coach, at the press conference before the match with Holstein Kiel

We have been very critical of ourselves in the recent re-analysis and addressed things that we simply have to do better. There is now an important game ahead in which we want to take three points and make up for the last defeat.

— Stefan Leitl, head coach, press conference before the match against Eintracht Braunschweig

"The demand is to play as a team and to achieve an improvement in performance on the pitch — just as I have become used to from my team so far," said Stefan Leitl, who as a player once played for the club from Franconia.— Stefan Leitl, head coach of Hertha BSC, at a press conference

It's not about positions or formations, but about how we present ourselves as a team.

— Stefan Leitl, head coach of Hertha BSC, emphasizes the importance of team performance ahead of the match against Hannover 96.