Bochum interim trainer promises new tactical role for de Wit

Appointed as one of Bochum's two interim trainers on Monday, Markus Feldhoff hasn't had much time to work with his team. Speaking at his Friday pre-match press conference, the 50-year-old nevertheless wished to convey that matters had largely proceeded smoothly this week in training. 

“I have a good relationship with the team," the Oberhausen-native noted, "There have been some disappointments for which I was not responsible. I can only say that the team is willing to perform. We have a plan A, B and C.”

As to the details of what these plans might translate to tactically, Feldhoff did reveal that he would be dismantling head-coach Peter Zeidler's preferred 4-4-2 formation. Moreover, almost in a direct answer to tactically inclined Bundesliga watchers, summer acquisition Dani de Wit would assume a more forward role. 

“I guarantee him a starting place,” Feldhoff said of the former Dutch youth international, who have proven something of a flop stationed further back thus far, “He is an important part of the team.”