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Bundesliga: Hoeneß wants calm after Stuttgart’s “turbulent days”

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • VfB Stuttgart coach Sebastian Hoeneß said transfer uncertainty disrupted preparations before the team’s home Bundesliga match against 1. FC Köln.
  • Stuttgart lost 5-1 to Bayern Munich in the league opener and faces a demanding week featuring a Champions League match against Viking Stavanger.
  • Sporting director Fabian Wohlgemuth said the club retained more squad quality than in previous years while adding targeted reinforcements.

Sebastian Hoeneß is relieved that the transfer window has closed. The Stuttgart coach said the uncertainty surrounding possible departures had created “turbulent days” before Friday’s important Bundesliga home match against 1. FC Köln.

turbulent days

· Sebastian HoeneßHe described the uncertainty surrounding possible player departures before the transfer window closed.

The back-and-forth over key players had made life difficult for the club and its squad, Hoeneß said. He called for calm to return to Stuttgart and urged his players to focus on the issues that will decide the match. “We have to make sure that we now look forward again and focus on the decisive things,” he said.

Stuttgart must quickly recover from its 5-1 defeat to Bayern Munich in the opening Bundesliga game. A loss against Cologne would give the club its worst start since the 2018-19 season, when Stuttgart were relegated. “If you look at it that way, it really starts for us now,” Hoeneß said, referring to Bayern’s overwhelming strength.

We have to make sure that we now look forward again and focus on the decisive things.

· Sebastian HoeneßHe called on Stuttgart to move past the transfer uncertainty before its match against Cologne.

The schedule leaves little room to settle. Stuttgart begins its Champions League campaign on Wednesday against Norwegian outsider Viking Stavanger, a match in which a victory is expected. The team then travels to Europa League participant TSG Hoffenheim the following Saturday.

We will definitely miss him. In many respects, he will be absent for us.

· Sebastian HoeneßHe assessed Chema Andrés’s departure to Brighton & Hove Albion.

Transfer speculation had centered especially on Germany international Jamie Leweling, who was linked with AS Roma and Everton before remaining at Stuttgart. Josha Vagnoman and Bilal El Khannouss also stayed, while defensive midfielder Chema Andrés unexpectedly moved to Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. Hoeneß said Stuttgart would “definitely miss” Andrés. Sporting director Fabian Wohlgemuth nevertheless said the club had preserved more quality than in previous years and believed it was “very well” equipped for three competitions.

Unlike in previous years, we managed to retain more quality in the squad while also making targeted additions.

· Fabian WohlgemuthStuttgart’s sporting director assessed the club’s transfer window.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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