Out of the earnings crisis – into the final spurt of the year. Cologne wants the Christmas record!
With the 4: 1 in the derby against Gladbach, the FC not only successfully managed the turnaround after five games without a win. With now 18 points, trainer can Steffen Baumgart (49) even had the best first half of the season since 2016 ahead of schedule.
Enough? Think! Baumgart reaches for the Stöger record.
Cologne’s ex Peter Stöger (55) had 26 points at the end of the first half of 2016. Cologne’s best record since the introduction of the three-point rule. Before Stöger, only Peter Neururer (1996) could do that.
Baumgart now?
“I want to have as many points as possible for the half series. Preferably all of them. But we know that it will be difficult, ”said Cologne’s coach. Defense chief Rafael Czichos (31) sees it similarly: “We still have four games, that’s 12 points – we want to get them too. If we approach the games as focused and aggressive as the derby, we have a good chance of achieving that. “
Photo: ROBERTO PFEIL / AFP
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However! Because among the last four opponents of the year are Bielefeld (Saturday), Augsburg (December 10th) and Stuttgart (December 19th) three basement clubs, which Cologne should keep away from their necks anyway, apart from the first half of the season. In between it’s off to Wolfsburg (December 14th).
Good omen for the start of the 12-point sprint on Saturday in Bielefeld: Arminia has not yet won a game at home …
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