After the abrasion in Leipzig, there is a need for discussion at 1. FC Köln. Licensed player boss Thomas Kessler and coach Steffen Baumgart found clear words for the performance.
Richly served: Steffen Baumgart went down with 1. FC Köln in Leipzig. picture alliance/dpa
From a Cologne perspective, Thomas Kessler undoubtedly spoke the smartest sentence of the extremely dirty evening. The licensed player boss didn’t want to go into the upcoming tasks in Kaiserslautern and Augsburg, he also prevented the players from this little escape towards the next hurdles: “We have to find a clear conclusion,” demanded the ex-professional after the slap from Leipzig , “To lose in this way, that’s remarkable.”
The professionals of 1. FC Köln – still on the upswing after the win against Mönchengladbach – had indeed put in a poor performance that could not be excused and certainly not explained. “They did things that you shouldn’t allow yourself to do,” complained Kessler, so you’re “not in a position to play in the Bundesliga.”
There is a need for discussion, without a doubt. The billy goats put on an amateurish performance, not only were they unable to contain the Leipzig team’s strengths, no, when they had a problem for once, the Cologne team helped out and handed out gifts as if there was no tomorrow.
It was the performance of a potential relegated player who should quickly get back on his feet so as not to miss out on his own demands. The footballing idea horrified every fan, the team was tactically at the level of a school team. Leipzig’s simplest feints were not recognized or were recognized too late. “We didn’t get any access,” complained captain Florian Kainz, they “didn’t get into the duels”, we made “individual mistakes” and all in all “we suffered a completely deserved defeat.”
Frustrated Baumgart announces reappraisal
Whether it was the behavior of the opposing eight, who repeatedly created superiority on the sides, or the constant deep runs by Werner, Openda and Co. – FC never found a way to counter Leipzig’s tricky offensive power, whether from the left, right or central came.
Coach Steffen Baumgart – completely upset by his team’s performance – now has to find the right means and words. What left him completely frustrated was the fact that a lot of players were clearly hanging their heads: “This is not what I expect. Regardless of the result. I don’t understand that and I don’t accept it.” As far as solving the mysterious performance of his players, the coach asked for patience: “What happened and why needs to be worked out. Unfortunately, I can’t say how yet.”
The focus was not visible and not noticeable.
Similar to Baumgart, managing director Christian Keller also criticized the body language of the professionals, missing the “absolute will, the focus was not visible and not noticeable.” Far too many gifts were given, this against an opponent who was in a position to accept these gifts in terms of quality.
Like everyone involved, Keller puzzled over the cruel event and why “the positives from the derby were not brought to the pitch.” And now demands a completely different performance in the next tasks. Performances with “courage, conviction and mindfulness. You should defend yourself and stand up to it.” And in the same breath he warns: “It all happens in the head.”
2023-10-28 20:19:11
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