Pressure is increasing: Hansa Rostock prepared for the next game under Brinkmann!

Pressure is increasing: Hansa Rostock prepared for the next game under Brinkmann!

A lot of exciting things are happening in the 3rd league at the moment, especially at FC Hansa Rostock, where coach Daniel Brinkmann is under pressure. The team has currently only scored 11 points from 10 games, which makes the situation comparable to last year, when Bernd Hollerbach had to retire after a defeat in Saarbrücken Northern Courier reported. Despite the bleak outlook, Brinkmann has yet to fear for his job since taking over in November 2024, as he was celebrated by fans last week after a 2-2 draw against MSV Duisburg.

However, the last few games have been anything but successful. Last English week, Hansa Rostock only got 2 points from three games: the team played 1-1 against TSV Havelse, then lost 1-3 against Energie Cottbus and finally escaped to a 2-2 draw against Duisburg. This defeat against Cottbus is particularly painful because the team was unable to take advantage of several high-profile opportunities, said Brinkmann. Now he is under pressure to build up the players and turn things around, reported NDR.

The current situation

Brinkmann tries to remain optimistic. “The trend is upwards,” he says, even though the points tally hasn’t changed much. The support of sports director Amir Shapourzadeh is there, but he avoids a clear commitment to Brinkmann's future: "We are in an open exchange," he said. It remains unclear how long Brinkmann will be able to hold the reins if the team's performance does not improve.

Particularly noteworthy is the team's cohesion, which was clearly visible in the game against Duisburg. Cedric Harenbrock scored both equalizers for Rostock, proving that the team is fighting to the limit. On Friday, October 10th, there is the state cup game against SV Görmin, in which the Rostock team can show what they can do.

The look into the future

In the coming days, Brinkmann plans to use the training week intensively to work on offensive and defensive stability. He hopes that ailing players like Andreas Voglsammer and Chris Kinsombi will soon be available again to strengthen the offensive. The next game against league leaders MSV Duisburg is seen as a big challenge. Brinkmann knows that his team needs goals to turn things around and thus reduce worries about his future.

The situation is tense and time is running short. After all, it's not just the next games on the agenda, but also the question of whether Daniel Brinkmann can turn things around again. There's a lot to do for the coach of FC Hansa Rostock.