The keeper who fell behind Timo Horn will be in the first competitive game of 1. FC Cologne be in the starting XI. This was confirmed by head coach Steffen Baumgart Express. “He will be in goal against Regensburg,” was the announcement.
If FC were eliminated from the DFB Cup against the second division side, it could have been the 29-year-old’s last game – provided Marvin Schwäbe stays fit. The latter is clearly intended as number one. Horn gets the chance in the national cup. “For us, the goalkeeper question is definitely not the issue at the moment,” said Baumgart. “It will be the case that Marvin Schwäbe goes into the league games as number one and Timo Horn gets the DFB Cup.”
Since the people of Cologne are also on the road in Europe and are starting in the Conference League, there would theoretically be another chance for Horn to get match practice. But according to information from Express Baumgart tends to put Swabians between the posts here too.
So it won’t be an easy season for former regular keeper Horn. However, he accepted his new role as number two and came to terms with it, as he explained a few weeks ago: “During the break I was able to adapt to my role, I called the coach again and knew in which position I’m going into the new season. In this respect, there can be no talk of frustration. I’m looking forward to an international season with FC.”
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