Quick cup revenge: Leipzig and Eisenach confident

Sigtryggson heats up the atmosphere

Kaufmann wants to take the momentum from the surprise win back to Leipzig and is relying on another strong defensive display, which was a guarantee for success in the second half: "The question for us is how we can manage to be there from the start."

The former Eisenach coach Sigtryggson prescribes a certain calmness for his players despite all the emotions. The Eisenach defense is unorthodox, aggressive and intense. What's more, the Eisenachers "are likely to pull more shirts and push more than other teams", says the 52-year-old, "we have to be better prepared for that - and deal less with the officials."

For Kaufmann, these statements play into his hands, he ignores the cup success: "It doesn't matter if we won against Leipzig once. We have to go into the game as if we had lost three times. That's the right approach."

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