The tiny town aiming to defy odds in Bundesliga debut

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"What happened in the last few years was exceptional for the town," Welzmuller said. "It might sound like the rise has been a rush but at every stage the floor was solid before the next one was built," Elversberg's technical director Josef Welzmuller said.

And yet, if you set aside the infrastructure and the money and just focus on playing football, we can - funnily enough - somehow already keep up with the pace," he said. "For the team to avoid relegation in the top flight would be like a journey to Mars," he said.

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"For the team to avoid relegation in the top flight would be like a journey to Mars," he said.
"It might sound like the rise has been a rush but at every stage the floor was solid before the next one was built," Elversberg's technical director Josef Welzmuller said.
"What happened in the last few years was exceptional for the town," Welzmuller said.
And yet, if you set aside the infrastructure and the money and just focus on playing football, we can - funnily enough - somehow already keep up with the pace," he said.

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