Stuttgart coach wishes promoted Rostock second league spot after cup win

FC Hansa Rostock's DFB-Pokal journey ended swiftly in the first round following a decisive 0-4 defeat against VfB Stuttgart. The match, played before 27,453 spectators at Ostseestadion, saw Stuttgart's new 25 million euro signing Dzenan Pejcinovic score a hat-trick, with Tiago Tomas adding a fourth goal.

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I wish you all the best for the third division season. I don't want to build pressure now. But the stadium, the fans, the team: this has to go to the second league in my opinion. You would deserve it!

Rostock's coach Daniel Brinkmann acknowledged Stuttgart's superiority, stating, "Stuttgart is the deserved winner." He expressed satisfaction with his team's attitude despite the clear disadvantage against a Champions League participant. Brinkmann noted that their hope for Stuttgart to underestimate them did not materialize, calling Stuttgart's performance "super serious."

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Stuttgart is the deserved winner. Nevertheless, I am satisfied with the attitude of my team.

Despite the loss, Stuttgart's coach Sebastian Hoeneß offered words of encouragement to the home team. "I wish you all the best for the third division season," Hoeneß said. "I don't want to build pressure now. But the stadium, the fans, the team: this has to go to the second league in my opinion. You would deserve it!" He also commented on the atmosphere, noting, "You saw what's going on here and what can possibly be ignited," referring to the passion of the Rostock supporters.

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The hope that Stuttgart would underestimate us a little bit did not come true. That was a super serious performance.