“I’ve had a positive impression”

The Christmas holidays are now over. Exactly 14 days after their last competitive game, VfB returned to training in Cannstatt. Approximately 2,000 fans were in attendance on Saturday morning as Sebastian Hoeneß’s players were put through their paces in their first session of 2026. Afterwards, the coach took time to give his thoughts on a number of current topics.

Sebastian Hoeneß on …

… the number of spectators at training: “Our fans’ support is incredible. It was really special to train in front of such a big crowd today. We’re happy and grateful that so many people support us.”

… his first impressions of his team this year: “I’ve had a positive impression. The boys were happy to see each other again after the break. You could tell the players were also pleased to have such a big crowd at training. We’re very motivated to make the most of the next few days to prepare ourselves for our upcoming games.”

… winter signing Jeremy Arévalo’s first training session: “He looked good. We’re happy to have him with us. Jeremy is still young and we’ll give him the necessary time to settle. We’ll work with him to help him develop. We believe in his qualities.”

… Monday’s friendly against FC Luzern: “We’re looking forward to testing ourselves against a Swiss top-flight side. They’ll challenge and ask questions of us. Nobody will play the full 90 minutes - we want to share the load during our preparations to get ourselves back to the right level.”