The Nuremberg side, considered relegation fodder this time last year, stunned their Bundesliga rivals by finishing sixth in the league and winning the DFB Pokal cup last season.

But Meyer is determined to stamp out any complacency in the ranks and has already ordered his players back to training.

"It is a well-known fact that a team who achieves something playing at their limits in one season have got to be careful they keep the same attitude and concentration levels," he said.

"We will have to see if we can achieve a similarly fantastic result."