Training Group Two: Hoffenheim began the 2013/14 season with a wholesale squad overhaul. Players such as Daniel Williams, Igor de Camargo and Chris had left. More importantly, established figures like Tim Wiese, Tobias Weis, Edson Braafheid, Matthias Jaissle and Matthieu Delpierre were discarded by coach Markus Gisdol and banished to the so-called “training group 2”.
They were not allowed to train with the first team and were also excluded from the reserve side’s match operations. After heavy public criticism, the group was dissolved in September 2013. By the second half of the season, everyone except Tim Wiese had left the club.
