Soccer is also a numbers game. Not as blatant as baseball, where every gasp of a player feels like it is recorded in statistics – but the rolling ball certainly provides enough material. And a number does not speak at all for a St. Pauli success against Ingolstadt.
Zero. Nada. Niente. Nitschewo. So often, kickers who could wear the brown and white jersey on Sunday have cheered over a goal against Ingolstadt. In other words: not a single player from the current St. Pauli squad has ever scored against FC Ingolstadt.
St. Pauli coach Schultz: “I also think a dirty header goal is great”
“Those are statistics of who digs them out… hats off!”, Coach Timo Schultz reacts when confronted with this circumstance. But he doesn’t worry about it. “I don’t really care who scores in the end,” says Schultz: “I hope we score at least one more goal than our opponents. If that’s a dirty headed goal after a corner, then I think that’s great too. “
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And who should score this – at least – one more goal? St. Pauli’s coach has a certain choice in attack. “We have very different strikers,” explains Schultz: “With Simon Makienok, a very big one who can act as a target player in the air. With Kofi Kyereh a lively, agile one, with Maxi Dittgen one with extreme speed. Guido Burgstaller is a guy who can do everything, but who certainly has his strengths in the box. ”
St. Pauli has alternatives to Burgstaller and Kyereh if the zero is in front for a long time
Burgstaller and Kyereh should be set for the starting eleven. But if, according to the statistics mentioned at the beginning, the zero at the front should stay there for a long time, the coach also needs alternatives. “The question is what do you expect. Does the opponent stand in the back or does he try to play aggressively? “, Describes Schultz:” Simon can sometimes tie two opponents to himself, he can be alluded to. Maxi Dittgen can rather dodge the piano and run into the rooms. We’ll keep an eye on both options and maybe even choose a third one. “
Schultz is happy about his different types of strikers
The agony of choice? Are you kidding me? Are you serious when you say that! “I’m glad that we have such different types of strikers and I’m all the more happy when players like Etienne Amenyido, Lukas Daschner and Igor Matanovic come back because that gives us a completely different quality and more options. But at the moment I am very satisfied with those who are performing. “
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And every statistic has its time until it is replaced by a new one – when a St. Paulian sinks the ball in the Ingolstadt net on Sunday.
