Football Season Guide

It was another underwhelming campaign for Hannover last time out, finishing in the bottom half of the table for the second season running. The club even flirted with relegation at times but a fairly decent end to the season saw them comfortably survive. The problem for Hannover, since they fell from the top flight, has largely come down to poor recruitment in both coaching and playing staff. This summer, however, feels different. Stefan Leitl is the new man in charge of the club and guided his former club, Greuther Furth, to promotion two years back. Hannover has also been busy bringing in new faces during the transfer window as they look to address the weaknesses of the previous season. The club was one of the lowest scorers in the division last term so goals are needed. Havard Nielsen could be the answer as he joins boss Leitl from Furth. There could be more incomings to the attack before the window shuts, but in other positions, the club looks ready to go. Phil Neumann and Derrick Kohn are good additions in defence, while Fabian Kunze, Max Besuschkow, and Louis Schaub bring strength and quality to the midfield. Coach Leitl is expected to change the style of play to a more free-flowing attacking style, so expect Hannover to be more entertaining this season. It may take a while for them to adapt to this and that could be a problem early on in the campaign.