The fact that this season would be no stroll in the park was clear to Holger Badstuber "right from the outset". The VfB defender is renowned as a more of a grafter than a stroller when in action on the football pitch. "I can only continue to work hard on myself and deliver." The rest is insignificant.
Over the past seven weeks, the defender and his colleagues have certainly delivered. The centre-half, who celebrated his 29th birthday last week, was in action over the full duration in the last five VfB Bundesliga games – meaning Holger Badstuber had a significant role to play in the Wasenelf conceding just three goals in their last six outings.
Holger Badstuber – a team servant
Although he feels most comfortable at the heart of the defence, Badstuber considers it his responsibility to cater for stability in the defence – regardless in which position: "I am happy to serve the team – at the end of the day, it’s all about results. We’ve a battle ahead and I am up for that."
In the next home game on Easter-Saturday (31.03. at 15:30 CET), have the next battle to face against Hamburger SV. "It won’t be an easy task, because just how HSV will react to the change of coach is still unpredictable." However, the Cannstatt Boys will be "well-prepared and fired up. We want to play our game and continue our run".
The focus remains on "securing top-flight status mathematically". A win in the next home game would surely "put us right on track for achieving our goal."