Who does new coach Timo Schultz (46) trust to save FC?
Baumgart’s successor has four training days left until the restart on Saturday (3:30 p.m.) against Heidenheim and thus until the first squad decision in the relegation battle. In addition, the findings from the weak test against food (4:4). And the certainty of having to change something compared to his predecessor in order to provide an impulse.
But what does he want to change?
Two top performers, Uth (knee injury) and Ljubicic (ill), are out. Despite their personal lows, there are no strong alternatives to professionals like Kainz, Selke or Hübers. Players like Chabot, Martel and Thielmann are set. And young star Finkgräfe impressed in the last Baumgart games.
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Above all, there remains a change of courage – away from the double six to the double top. Because basically only one person really forced his way into Essen – top talent Justin Diehl (19). Relegated to the amateur ranks until January, he caused a huge stir on the offensive in the only preparatory test.
“Justin makes a very clear and calm impression. You can see enormous quality in him. “The impression is absolutely positive,” praises Schultz and reveals: “Of course, a game like this helps me to see who is ready for the competition and perhaps can keep up with the others.”
LineupSchwäbeCarstensenHübersChabotFinkgräfeMartelThielmannWaldschmidtKainzSelkeDiehl
Diehl seems ready. And if Schultz wants to set an example at the start, he throws the boy in from the start on Saturday and lets him whirl around Selke. With Waldschmidt’s creativity and technique behind them, Cologne could finally provide the necessary goal threat.
One thing is also certain: Captain Kainz can come back on the left flank. “That’s where he has his greatest strengths,” says Schultz before the start of the rescue race.
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Source: SiD January 4, 2024
2024-01-08 14:57:38
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