The media’s magnifying glass, which is kept on him, Thomas Doll quite a nuisance. Every gesture, every spell of him is meticulously interpreted. “I read in the newspaper, what I said the day before, everything on the training field. Don’t like me,“ said the new head coach of Hannover 96 ahead of his debut this Friday against Leipzig (20: 30/Eurosport 2 HD Xtra). But of course, all want to know: what’s going on with the Doll for now? How can the flaps with him after more than ten years outside of the League? “I’m all for clear cases and clear speeches,” says the 52-Year-old. He’s there to rescue 96 from relegation. A like Doll is the pragmatic. With a lot of momentum and positive energy. As simple as possible. So he likes it. So he can do it.

The direct comparison to its predecessor is in the public domain. Of course, the lack of success, failed, André breitenreiter, has also spoken a lot with his professionals. But Doll comes with its You-based Art is still more like a Tomboy. On Thursday at the press conference of the former national players from balloon silk, instead of a bespoke suit. For his team not to fear that you must learn is the width of the rider – an extremely large number of game systems and tactical variations by heart. “We should not be overloading a team,” says Doll. His approach is more likely to motivate boys, and to strengthen. “A lot of clean pack” – this expression falls again and again, when he told wide-eyed from his Job. His long hair is slicked back and shiny from the Gel. Doll appears like one that can go over the water. The Silly case of 96 is just: to the shore the road is quite far.

Effenberg, Magath and Slomka were in the conversation

In Hanover, Doll has moved into a hotel room. In his hometown of Budapest, he feels actually very comfortable. Since last autumn he has watched many Bundesliga games on TV and on the reputation of the new employer waiting. Hannover 96 under the leadership of President Martin child is currently not of the most harmonious Clubs in the League. “But the mood in the cabin is good. Every player wants to be the coach,“ said sporting Director Horst Heldt. He had to stall the width of the tab on uncharmante way for so long, until finally it was reached an agreement with Doll. Contract until 2020, valid for the Bundesliga and the Second League – on this Basis, a man returns in the German football, has not taken place in the home for more than a decade really.

“Help each other.” “Head up, chest out.” “Tempo.” Dolls speech to his new team might be just the right approach in a table second-last in this season a lot of terrible games. Stefan Effenberg, Felix Magath and Mirko Slomka should have been in Hanover as a new facilitator to the debate. On Doll, who was with the Hungarian club Ferencváros Budapest five the majority of successful years and only a few months of unemployment, are the least Regulars and experts come.

In his Vita as a coach, majority are actually to find exactly those moments in which a Doll within a very short time from something Bad clearly Better. It worked in 2004 with a lot of euphoria at Hamburger SV, and three years later, on behalf of Borussia Dortmund once more. But after a decade in which the professional football evolved rapidly, just like that reproduce?

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“of Course I am”, Thomas Doll starts with Hannover 96

whip Doll in the affirmative. With the fire that he had to, he could have in any League in the world. He wears his optimism so pointedly, that it is almost contagious. From Hannover 96 has become almost overnight a more confident club in the head of Doll.