From the Geißbockheim, an Effzeh quake is shaken by Cologne! As the “Bild” reports, 1. FC Köln throws out coach Gerhard Struber and sports manager Christian Keller in the middle of the promotion battle.
According to the boulevard leaf, the second division wants to make the layoffs public on Monday. In the remaining games at 1st FC Nürnberg and against Kaiserslautern, U19 coach Stefan Ruthenbeck could take over.
According to “Bild” Cologne, however, even thinks about a promotion mission of coaching legend Friedhelm Funkel, who had kept the 2021 club as a savior via relegation in the Bundesliga.
The FC had lost the table lead on Saturday with a 1-1 against the bottom of the Regensburg and is in second place on two remaining match days. The lead over the relegation and the first non-promotion place is three points.
There was a crisis meeting at the Geißbockheim on Sunday afternoon. The board around President Werner Struber therefore met with Struber and Keller.
1. FC Köln has “the flatter”
According to the “Bild”, Keller is said to have stood loyal to Struber and defended the trainer. The board had also spoken out for Struber that the club bodies had lowered their thumb.
After the Regensburg Exceptions, the frustration of many FC fans had discharged into “Struber out” calls. Keller excluded an outline – now both apparently have to take their hat.
Keller brought Struber to Cologne last season. In addition to the HSV, the Cologne residents were considered the big promotion favorites. However, they did not always do justice to this role.
In a certain way, history is repeated at 1. FC Köln. Coach Markus Beginning was also fired late in the season on the 31st matchday in 2019 – Cologne was even the league leader at the time and rose a week later.
This year the goal is in danger, the shape curve of the Cologne residents is pointing down. “Cologne has the flatter,” said RTL expert Felix Kroos RTL/NTV and Sport.de. For him, the HSV is “through”, behind it he sees Paderborn and Elversberg.