Thomas Stamm didn't want to give much away. However, ahead of Dynamo Dresden's game at FC Hansa Rostock on Saturday (14:00/MDR, NDR, MagentaSport), the Saxony coach was pleased to see that a psychological trick in the winter preparations was clearly having an effect. Something had been tried especially for games with a derby character. With the result that Dynamo did not lose any of the explosive games against Erzgebirge Aue and Energie Cottbus. And Stamm wants to keep it that way for the third and final clash in the East this season on Saturday.
"It's about how I manage to stay mentally calm. It can be extremely positive emotions or extremely negative ones, it can be my own performance that influences me. How do I manage to stay calm when it gets tight, when it gets uncomfortable, maybe even when it's particularly pleasant?" Stamm said.
Choosing approaches that can help in soccer and in private life
Of course, this is primarily associated with the heated games that the East duels always are. "There are many approaches you can take. We chose one that many of the boys enjoyed, that they were up for and perhaps also felt their own limits. And found ways to push them. I'm convinced that some of them took something away with them," said the 42-year-old, without going into detail. Just this much: it was a kind of team building in the broadest sense. "It was something where everyone could take something away for themselves in soccer and also outside of soccer if they wanted to," Stamm emphasized.
Hansa will perform differently than in Mannheim
The coach is looking forward to his premiere at the Ostseestadtion. It will be a heated game because the opponent will come with a lot of power and emotion. Regardless of the 0:5 in Mannheim last Saturday, Hansa is a team that will go into the game very focused and wants to make up for a lot of things.
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