Hannover Secures First Win Under Coach Sandro Wagner Against Dynamo Dresden
Hannover achieved their inaugural victory under the guidance of Sandro Wagner by defeating Dynamo Dresden. However, the 96 coach exhibited a notably reserved demeanor during the post-match press conference.
The 38-year-old sat at the podium with his arms crossed, revealing little emotion. Despite obtaining his first three points in the 2. Bundesliga, there was no indication of celebration. His decision to head straight down the tunnel after the final whistle prompted questions, which Wagner addressed curtly: “I needed to go to the toilet. That’s one thing. And it would be important for you to focus on the players after the game, not on me.”
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The satisfaction of clinching a first win, which propelled the team from Lower Saxony to 12th place with eleven points from ten matches, appeared to leave Wagner unaffected. “It didn’t affect me before, and it doesn’t affect me now. I try to stay focused on the football and develop the team,” he emphasized.
Prior to this match, Wagner had faced defeat in three out of four games, including an exit from the DFB-Pokal. Despite numerous player absences, he refrained from citing excuses: “Ultimately, it doesn’t matter how I feel. I never want to dwell on all our injured players or make excuses. I also want to set an example for the lads.” As a leader, he remarked, it is vital to take charge during challenging times: “What the lads have noticed from day one is that I’m not afraid—of anything.”
Wagner did not hold back when a journalist described the first half as the worst of the season, countering, “I don’t want to discredit your perspective, but I don’t see it that way. You’re free to see it however you like, though.” He noted that the first ten minutes had been “decent” in many respects.
When asked by another reporter to encapsulate whether he was on the right path in “two or three sentences,” the former professional snapped back, “I’ll use as many sentences as I like.” He added that a game’s merit should not be judged solely by its outcome. Wagner had previously told Sky that he felt more positive about the 1-1 draw against FC St. Pauli and the 2-0 cup defeat to Kaiserslautern than about the performance against Dresden: “Because football is a results business, everyone is now saying: Great! But it just wasn’t great.”
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.
