Tuesday October 27, 2009
Stuttgart boss Babbel in do-or-die mission
BERLIN: Stuttgart coach Markus Babbel will take his team to second-division Greuther Fuerth for today’s German Cup tie with a place in the quarter-finals – and potentially his job – on the line.
Stuttgart’s 1-0 defeat to Hanover on Saturday was their fourth straight defeat and although he has been given a vote of confidence, Babbel can not afford to see his side dumped out of the Cup as they struggle in the league.
“We really need results now, things are difficult and after four defeats it is hard to talk about things improving,” said Stuttgart manager Horst Heldt after Saturday’s Hanover defeat which leaves his side 14th in the league.
In the round’s other ties, Bundesliga sides Cologne and Borussia Dortmund must also avoid potential banana-skins at minnows Eintracht Trier and third division Osnabrueck respectively today.
Tomorrow, Schalke 04 travel to play second division’s 1860 Munich. Cup holders Werder Bremen host former top-tier side Kaiserslautern while German giants Bayern Munich are at Eintracht Frankfurt in the only all-Bundesliga tie of the round. — AFP
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