“I’m looking forward to this match and the next two home games that follow. Our performances at home so far this season have been very good. I think the fans are just as excited. Together with them, we want to achieve our goal and progress to the next round against Nürnberg,” said Carles Martínez at the pre-match press conference on Tuesday afternoon.
Martínez on Klose: "he's doing a good job"
FC Nürnberg are currently second in Bundesliga 2 and are managed by Mirsolav Klose. Now in their third season under the former top striker, FCN are among the promotion contenders in the second tier. Speaking about Klose, Martínez said: “I’ve never met him before, so I’m looking forward to tomorrow. He had a brilliant career as a player and is now doing a good job as a manager too. His team are playing well, have tremendous quality in attack and are in good form.”
Martínez on Maza – Culbreath may play
In response to a question about Ibrahim Maza, who was voted into the top ten in the ‘Men’s Young Talent of the Year’ category at the Ballon d’Or awards in London on Monday night, the head coach said: “He is an outstanding player and a good person. He never plays selfishly; he is a true team player. We rate him very highly. It’s important that he continues to work hard, while at the same time continuing to enjoy the game. And we will, of course, continue to help him get the very best out of himself.”
As for the starting line-up for tomorrow’s DFB Pokal tie, Martínez revealed that Janis Blaswich will be in goal. When asked about Montrell Culbreath, the Spaniard said: “If everything goes as normal, he’ll be in the squad and we’ll also try, if possible, to give him a few minutes’ playing time. He trains incredibly hard, is always beaming and brings a great attitude to training. He’s a good lad with loads of energy. He’ll be able to help us.”
Martínez also provided another update on Loïc Badé: “He’s feeling better and he’s here too. But of course he won’t be playing tomorrow.”
broadcasters – WERKSELFgo
Around 29,200 fans are expected at the BayArena, 3,000 of them supporting FC Nürnberg.
The free car share platform WERKSELFgo makes travelling to home matches even easier and more convenient. It allows you to form car share groups with other Bayer 04 fans, find lifts and share travel costs. How does it all work? Simply register on the platform using your Bayer 04 account, search for a lift or post a journey yourself. You can find more information HERE.
The match will be broadcast live on Sky and WOW, as well as on RTL+. Werkself Radio will also be broadcasting as usual.
