When looking for reinforcements, FC St. Pauli can score particularly well with the impressive record of the past second half of the season under coach Fabian Hürzeler, who was installed in December. “And it wasn’t just the 41 points, it was the mix of the return we got and the way we played football. This combination opened doors for us, for example with the recent transfer of Danel Sinani,” said sports director Andreas Bornemann in the “Kicker” interview.
After a record half-streak with 13 wins from 17 games, the Hamburgers sniffed the promotion places again and crossed the finish line in fifth place. With right-back Philipp Treu (SC Freiburg II), central defender Hauke Wahl (Holstein Kiel), attacker Andreas Albers (Jahn Regensburg) and winger Sinani (Norwich City), FCSP has so far signed four newcomers, and defender Karol Mets ( FC Zurich) firmly committed after a previous loan. On the other hand, the free transfers of top performers Leart Paqarada (1. FC Köln) and Lukas Daschner (VfL Bochum) were painful.
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“It is noticeable that the industry is aware that we have an attractive overall package to offer. That consists of the city, the special club, an attractive style of play and also our ambitions,” explained Bornemann, who does not see the top second half of the season as a burden, but “exclusively a blessing”.
In view of the “extreme competitive situation”, the manager and his club want to “limit themselves to what is in our hands” when setting goals. However, Bornemann also explained: “We make no secret of the fact that we are very ambitious, and I don’t think we have done that as a club in the recent past either. We expressly don’t want to be perceived as cocky, but it’s important that we don’t belittle ourselves. And these are not empty phrases.”
TM community: Praise for “exciting” St. Pauli transfer Danel Sinani
Sinani’s transfer is particularly praised in the TM community. The 26-year-old from Luxembourg brings with him the experience of eleven appearances in the Europa League, 65 matches in the Championship and 110 games in the BGL Ligue.
“Exciting transfer. Even though many here didn’t see the wings as a construction site, I’m glad that Andreas Bornemann agrees with me and did something again. His last season wasn’t exactly a hit in terms of numbers, but the one before that was decent,” says “Anil44” and now wants another left-back, a “real number one striker” and the sale of central defender Jakov Medic. “NikoSTP” adds: “After looking at the profile a lot, I’m also rather positive about the transfer, especially with the fact that it is probably also planned for standards, where we also lost an important pillar with ‘Paqa’ have. He also seems to have a nose for goals, I hope he can build on that again.”
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“Jasper2705” likes St. Pauli’s squad “very well at the moment, even if a real top striker is missing. But we can make up for that very well. If you look at the friendlies, it’s clear that compared to last season, we’re playing in 4-2-3-1 or 4-2-2-2 and not like last season with a 5-man or 3-man chain .”
2023-07-10 17:26:00
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