If you can celebrate after a defeat, then after this one…
1. FC Köln started the season with a courageous bankruptcy, in which only the result was wrong. 0: 1 (Malen/88th) with the runners-up in Dortmund. A crazy strong performance by the boys of trainer Steffen Baumgart (52). Brave, poisonous, powerful. The game and these 5 reasons should give you confidence for the season!
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Willingness to run!
Baumgart’s troops are already marching again as if there were no tomorrow. The boys at BVB covered 123 kilometers and ran a whopping 7 kilometers more than Dortmund’s professionals. A clear signal to all opponents: Cologne has not lost a meter again this season.
Encouragement finch counts!
Fink who? Last season, Cologne’s top talent was still playing in the U19s. Now Max Finkgrafe (19) made a dream debut in the Bundesliga. Cheeky, strong, self-confident. “Max did it very well and in the end even had to shoot the balls,” praises Baumgart and has a new shooting star from his own offspring, which already makes you want more.
Strong league debut! Max Finkgräfe (left) in a duel with BVB professional Ryerson
Photo: ROBERTO PFEIL/AFP
Mutmacher Carstensen!
Actually, the Dane Rasmus Carstensen (22) was brought in as a Schmitz backup for the defense. In Dortmund he suddenly started in midfield and turned out to be a real offensive rocket. Safe on the ball, powerful and with a good eye for the right pass. “He played a great game,” said captain Florian Kainz (30). Clear thing: Carstensen is more than just a backup!
Courageous goal chances!
16 crosses and 11 shots on goal speak for the FC. Anyone who creates so many opportunities in Dortmund can go into the season with peace of mind. “The only reproach we have to make is that we didn’t take advantage of the opportunities,” says squad manager Thomas Kessler (37).
There were chances for FC: Here Adamyan fails to keeper Kobel
Photo: Bernd Thissen/dpa
Encourage duels!
Baumgart’s boys won 82 of 151 duels (54%) against BVB’s star squad. Above all, defense chief Jeff Chabot (25) cleared everything away again. The effort was right from the first to the last minute.
Five Baumgart encouragers who, despite all the FC frustration about the last-minute bankruptcy, give hope for the season!
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2023-08-20 11:40:36
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