At the end of June, 1. FC Köln were Werder Bremen’s “savior” with a 6-1 deficit in the Weser Stadium. Now the billy goats have the water up to their necks.
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It can’t get any worse than last time, but when they return to Bremen’s Weserstadion there is also a lot at stake for 1. FC Köln. The “Werder rescuers” from the cathedral city not only want to rehabilitate themselves for their questionable performance on matchday 34 of the preseason, but also finally want to end the incredible series of 16 league games without a win. “The 1: 6 is still a thorn in our side. We still want to sort out something, “said FC coach Markus Gisdol before seeing them again on Friday (8.30pm):” It is important for us that we continue on the path we took in the last few games. Then we will certainly achieve a good result in Bremen. “
On June 27th, the billy goat club was shot down in a good mood in the Hanseatic city, they were already saved. The ovations of the Werder fans for the Cologne players, who helped the green-whites with their passivity in the relegation, hung on the FC – just like the mortgage of ten Bundesliga games without a win, which the club took into the summer break. Six more games without a threesome have been added, and now FC is up to its neck.
Gisdol, whose contract was only extended to 2023 during the summer break, nevertheless enjoys the trust of sports director Horst Heldt. And indeed, you could see a slight upward trend in the last few weeks. 1: 1 against Frankfurt, 1: 1 in Stuttgart, against the triple winner Bayern Munich (1: 2) without several stars would have been more possible. Now it’s time to convert the good feeling into points. “We have to straighten things out”, announced Heldt before comparing it with the well-started Bremen team, who occupy ninth place in the table with nine points.
However, the preparation for the game was disrupted by initially unclear corona findings on the part of Cologne. As a precaution, the press conference and training were postponed, but “nothing stands in the way” of the game on Friday, said Heldt. In the evening, the club confirmed that all tests were negative. “It would be good for us if we took the lead. That would make things a lot easier, ”said Gisdol. Hurry, the club’s record is 18 games without a win. (sid / tf)
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