At Hannover 96 you can’t indulge yourself in contemplation at the beginning of Advent – the current table situation is too dramatic. After the 4-0 defeat against Karlsruher SC, Lower Saxony are tenth in the table on the relegation place. After just 30 minutes, the team was behind by three goals.
The 3-0 win against Fortuna Düsseldorf in the DFB Cup at the end of October was one of the few highlights of Hannover 96 this season. In some games, coach Jan Zimmermann’s team showed their full potential, for example in mid-September when they beat St. Pauli 1-0. But great moments like these are rare.
Setbacks in particular are currently paving the way for the former Bundesliga club and Europa League participant from 2011/2012 and 2012/2013. In the second division, Hannover could not win the last eight games, after all, they have drawn five times in the season so far. But the demands at Hannover 96 are different.
Before the season started, a relatively inexperienced trainer, Zimmermann, was installed. The 42-year-old had previously coached TSV Havelse. In the summer of 2021 Zimmermann was promoted to the 3rd division with his previous club – but personally he even rose to the 2nd division. After 15 games he is already under enormous pressure.
The criticism of Zimmermann’s personalities is also discharged from his own fan ranks, but the allegations against the club’s management can also be heard clearly. For the majority of the following, a change in the coaching bench is urgently needed.
The challenge was and is not an easy one. I believe that it is at least one size too big for Zimmermann at the moment and that a change of coach is overdue before the situation becomes even more difficult. It’s too much for 96.
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– Ferdi (@ fussballleben96) November 27, 2021
Yes, root canal treatment is great, but have you ever seen a Hannover 96 game? #KSCH96
— krittfromhtown (@krittfromhtown) November 27, 2021
I apologized to my father, with whom I was able to watch football for the first time in 1 1/2 years, for doing this to him. Do you notice anything else @Hannover 96?
– Dorfℌ00l Plasmers (@ dorfh00l) November 27, 2021
We’ll change coaches now (if everything goes well). Zimmermann is not the main cause – but since the game system and progress are so lacking, we have no other choice in my opinion. #h96
— RoteRübe (@96HSV1896) November 27, 2021
I’ll open a bell bag for two seasons Uwe Neuhaus. Only that can save us with all the available coaches.#h96
I wished Zimbo so much success and patience. But that’s anti-football. That is sad and disappointing.
– Sebastian is serious (@ Otis1896) November 27, 2021
This #H96 in this stadium from #KSC is more than a symbolic picture!
The only big difference, unfortunately, is that they build something up while we tear something down!
It is unbearable any longer.
— André Kahle (@husky_38) November 27, 2021
WAKE UP, @Hannover 96!
⛔️ ascent
⛔️ New beginning
✅ Relegation battle– Nicolas Kiefer (@Nicolas_Kiefer) November 27, 2021
Short announcement: “Hannover 96 would like to be picked up from the 2nd Bundesliga ball paradise! With such services, entry is only permitted in the paradise of the 3rd division! ”? ♂️?
– Björn Kecker (@keckenbauer) November 27, 2021
I commit myself #H96 descends
– TomJo ??? (not Maxi) (@TomJottt) November 27, 2021
One can only hope that Zimbo will resign himself. Simply to save him more weeks with this team. Obviously those responsible do not want to react. #h96
– Lennart Wermke (@lennartwermke) November 27, 2021
This team is described very nicely as characterless. #h96 #KSCH96
– Redlawyer96 (@ redlawyer96) November 27, 2021
? Never more, second division, never more, never more …?#ksch96 #h96⚫️⚪️?
— Stephan F. ☕ (@Stephan535) November 27, 2021
I’m so happy that our club management classifies the squad as “competitive”. Imagine it wasn’t him. Then in the end we would still play against relegation. Thank god we have competence at the top ??
– Sqoox (@ Sqoox1) November 27, 2021
When a new trainer joins @Hannover 96, then an expert please. #KSCH96 #Never alone pic.twitter.com/OkhSl1YCMc
— F. Lemke (@FernetLemke) November 27, 2021
By the way, Hanover defender Marcel Franke commented on all the fan displeasure as follows after the game: “You have to listen to every word. Every weekend they go with us and today they have to watch such crap from us. Nobody will stand there and cheering us on. That’s why you have to listen to every word in the curve, and all the displeasure is of course completely justified. “
