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Who is a true football expert and not only familiar with the big top leagues? A little guessing game: who is the record player in the third division with a total of 322 games? Tip: He completed these matches for Eintracht Braunschweig, SV Sandhausen, Holstein Kiel, Chemnitzer FC and most recently VfL Osnabrück. Now this series does not end because the Purple-Whites have made the leap into league 2, but because the actor has finished his active career and changes into the coaching staff.
Here comes the resolution. We are talking about Tim Danneberg, who with the rise of VfL Osnabrück in the advanced footballer age of 33 years was once again an absolute highlight in his career. So now he tries to make his services from the sidelines at the newly-formed second division. After Danneberg was present in ten of eleven third league seasons so far, is now waiting for him personally a completely new task. Even his club is facing a great challenge after the rise.
VfL Osnabrück made it clear that they had returned to the lower house early on and earned their living in an outstanding season. Now the question arises how well and how fast the team of successful coach Daniel Thioune established in the higher division. A year in the relegation battle is just as conceivable as a similar run from SC Paderborn in the preseason. A first signpost will be the opening match on Saturday afternoon.
Osnabrück meet Heidenheim and a prediction is tricky in this encounter, not only because of the fact that matches on matchday one are always difficult to predict. While the guests with long-time coach Frank Schmidt are almost sure what to expect, the newly formed troupe of hosts is a real surprise box, which will be opened for the first time at 14:30.
Osnabruck:
To start with five partially injured players in a new season, is certainly not the best starting position for a newcomer. But Osnabrück is prepared and was able to plan with the failures for a long time. That is another reason why the squad has been enlarged with numerous signings. Last Lukas Gugganig was the last well-known transfer. The tree-long Austrian changes from Fürth to the Bremen bridge and is there to reinforce the defensive. He also brings a lot of experience from league 2, which the rest of the team is still missing.
Much of the successful Elf from the previous year will be back on the lawn on Saturday. Tactically, Coach Thioune does not want to change too much. It is important to absorb the euphoria in the environment and to take part in the start of the season in order to establish itself as quickly as possible. The preparatory games give hope that this will work soon. Apart from a defeat against the Bundesliga club 1. FC Cologne, there were only victories to celebrate. At first, some underclass clubs were clearly beaten to gain some matchmanship and self-confidence.
This was followed by some endurance tests such as the blitz tournament, in which the promoted defeated against the Effzeh, but then won against Bundesliga club Werder Bremen 1-0. Kevin Friesenbichler scored the golden goal. The 25-year-old attacker made a good figure overall in preparation and may hope for a starting play-off in the first home game. With Marcos Alvarez, Marc Heider and Benjamin Girth, the competition is huge in the attack and Daniel Thioune has almost no other choice than to align his players offensively.
This brave tactic, paired with the experience of newcomers like Gugganig or Kevin Wolze, is a good mix that the league rookie does not have to hide. On the first match day Osnabrück has against Heidenheim the lower odds for a tip on the winner of the game; first points on the account of the hosts are not unlikely.
Heidenheim:
In the footsteps of a Volker Finke and Thomas Schaaf converts Frank Schmidt, coach Idol at 1 FC Heidenheim. He has been coaching Northern Swabia for over a decade and has transformed the club from amateur football into a top team in league 2 and a quarter-finalist in the DFB Pokal. The success story could be crowned now only with the first ascent of his heart club in the Bundesliga. As every season before, none of the experts really have the FCH on the board, but the team around captain Marc Schnatterer, who is the extended arm of the coach in the field, has steadily increased in recent years and was always close to him to the top 3.
Only an unnecessary 2: 3 home defeat against Sandhausen at the end of the season has finally destroyed the ascent dreams. A new attempt with the same basic structure of players, a few punctual reinforcements and the old serenity of Frank Schmidt is now dared and finds its beginning with the away trip to the Bremen bridge. Of the newcomers to the team, Oliver Hüsing will play an important role, and he is probably in direct defensive position alongside Timo Beermann. In the box, Kevin Müller is replaced by Vitus Eicher, who has proven himself as number 2 and now has a chance to prove himself, until Müller has cured his muscular problems. Also a new face could be seen in attack.
The only 20-year-old David Otto comes from the Kraichgau (Hoffenheim) to northern Swabia and could be thrown directly into the cold water. The real scorer Robert Glatzel must because of a red card suspension from last season namely still pause. Thus missing directly to the season start two important regular players. But Frank Schmidt and his team have proven very often that they can compensate in the collective a lot – even the financially much lower options than the well-known competitors in league 2. The club has to work with other methods and could, for example, Merveille Biankadi with the argument that the native of Munich now lives and plays closer to his homeland again.
The prominent departures Nikola Dovedan (Nuremberg) and Robert Andrich (Union Berlin) should be compensated and the test results gave a good impression. In addition to a draw against Linz, there were otherwise only victories to celebrate – including a surprisingly clear 5: 1 against Middlesbrough FC from England. Osnabrück will Heidenheim, this forecast is daring, but now demand much more. Above all combative, the 90 minutes at the Bremen Bridge are a true indicator.
VfL Osnabruck vs Heidenheim head to head matches
03.05.14 3LIG VfL Osnabruck Heidenheim 1 : 0
30.11.13 3LIG Heidenheim VfL Osnabruck 2 : 0
13.04.13 3LIG VfL Osnabruck Heidenheim 2 : 2
20.10.12 3LIG Heidenheim VfL Osnabruck 1 : 3
03.03.12 3LIG VfL Osnabruck Heidenheim 0 : 0