Leverkusen striker Hick recently accepted an interview with German media "Kickers", in which he talked about Werz's departure, goals for the new season, and whether he and Bonifas can coexist on the court. Leverkusen lost coach Alonso...
Leverkusen striker Hick recently accepted an interview with German media "Kickers", in which he talked about Werz's departure, goals for the new season, and whether he and Bonifas can coexist on the court.
Leverkusen lost coach Alonso and players Jonathan Ta, Wilz, Flynnon and others this summer. Regarding the new season goals after the turbulent lineup, Hick said: "Of course, we will try to stay competitive. We hope to enter the top four. This is our goal."
In the last season, the pharmaceutical factory relied heavily on the opportunities created by Wilz. When asked whether he expected Wilz to leave the team and how the team would deal with the vacancy left by Wilz, Hick said: "To be honest, this has been just a matter of time for me."
Hick said: "He is a Extraordinary player who can make any team stronger. In my opinion, he was ready to take the next step a year ago, and now he does. I think it would be a mistake if we try to replace him one-to-one. It would be hard for a player like this to find a replacement. We have to find other ways to make up for this loss and still compete at the highest level without him. "
One way to make up for the loss of Wiltz is to have Sick and Bonifas partnered: this pairing rarely happened during Alonso's coaching period, but once they played together, it would have significant results, such as Stuttgart 4-3 last season.
When talking about his partner with Bonifas, Sick said: "Let's wait and see. Unfortunately, we have hardly played together in the past few months. Especially last season, I think we should have played more together. I can imagine him appearing on the front line. We each have different technical characteristics, and it may work very well together."
Bonnifas also expressed a similar view in an interview with Biography: "You still remember Did we win 4-3 in Stuttgart? We played together that game and played one of the best games of the season. Hick is a very good friend of mine and we motivated each other every day. "
" When I wasn't out, I knew he would be on the court- and vice versa. That's what it should be. Every coach has his own ideas. In Belgium, I often play as a forward or a winger, and I did that in Leverkusen. "
