TSG Hoffenheim: Matarazzo rehabilitates suspended Berisha

TSG Hoffenheim Matarazzo rehabilitates suspended Berisha
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Training with the team again

TSG Hoffenheim: Matarazzo rehabilitates suspended Berisha

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TSG 1899 Hoffenheim coach Pellegrino Matarazzo has pardoned striker Mergim Berisha following his temporary suspension. The 26-year-old is training with the team again, the Kraichgauer coach confirmed on Friday during the day’s press conference. The new sports director Andreas Schicker played an important role in bringing the professional and the coach together.

“Mergim Berisha is allowed to return, he has been fully involved since yesterday and is actively training with us. “He used his time well to think and take the right path towards the team,” Matarazzo was quoted as saying by “Kicker”.

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The 46-year-old had Berisha, with a market value of 10 million euros, the second most valuable striker behind Adam Hlozek (18 million), for disciplinary reasons in the matches against Dynamo kyiv (2:0) in the Europa League and VfB Stuttgart (1:1) is eliminated from the championship. This was preceded by an argument between player and coach after the 3:4 (after a 3:0 lead) against Werder Bremen on matchday 5. Matarazzo took Berisha, who had prepared the 1-0 thanks to Marius Bülter, off the field after 27 minutes, in order to strengthen the defense, weakened by the expulsion. The attacker would not have agreed with this at all.

“There were several conversations, sometimes in twos, sometimes in threes, sometimes with a hidden message at the bottom,” Matarazzo said. « It is clear that Andras Schicker played an active role. I found it to be very good teamwork around the player « This was mainly due to Mergim. There was only one way, he took this step, he passed it, now we are all happy that he is back. However, he left the question of whether that was the case. » The top scorer will again be involved in the basement duel against VfL Bochum (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.).

Author: Jacqueline MANNESSIER