Personal situation

“Nobody likes to be away from the team through injury. Obviously, you go through a bad time, particularly when the results aren’t going your way, as you always want to be with your teammates and help them on the pitch. Luckily I was able to recover and am now training with my teammates again”.

Crucial matches

“We are very clear about the situation we’re in, but the team trains in the best way when we are all united. We’re hoping we can achieve the results we need in these crucial games coming up”.

Work and unity

“There’s no other solution than to work hard and stick together. It’s essential we’re a very close-knit group. We’ve kicked off the training sessions well and are preparing for Espanyol”.

Hamburg

“We’ve got a friendly tomorrow which will help us to correct mistakes, so hopefully on Monday against Espanyol we’ll be able to convey this on the pitch and achieve a victory”.