Thomas Schaaf guided SV Werder Bremen to the Bundesliga title in 2003/04 - he now faces the challenge of keeping Hannover 96 in the top flight.
Thomas Schaaf guided SV Werder Bremen to the Bundesliga title in 2003/04 - he now faces the challenge of keeping Hannover 96 in the top flight.

Schaaf, Hannover's saviour?

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For new Hannover 96 head coach Thomas Schaaf, the brief is simple: secure the club's Bundesliga status for another season.

'A long battle'

Simple, but far from easy. "Obviously, we're going to have to make a change," the 54-year-old touchline stalwart said on taking up the reins as Michael Frontzeck's successor shortly before Christmas.

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