“Everyone needs to revive skills”
With confidence, a veteran at his side and an appeal to the team, Marco Kostmann wants to turn the trend in the relegation battle at Arminia Bielefeld. “Every player has to show again why he got an employment contract here – and they all deserve it. Everyone has to revive their skills,” demanded the successor to Frank Kramer, who was appointed interim coach, at a press conference before the duel at 1. FC Köln on Friday.
The East Westphalians have been waiting for a three-pointer in the league for seven games and, with just one win in their last ten games, are among the weakest teams in Europe’s top 5 leagues. Only Venezia and FC Metz collected fewer points. As tables-17. need counters on Saturday to make it through to staying in the class.
Kostmann, who has been working as a goalkeeping coach for Arminia since 2011 with a two-year break, knows the team inside out and knows where to put the levers. The weaknesses on the offensive are due to the “lack of self-confidence” and the resulting “low creativity”. “I try to transfer the way I work with the goalkeepers into the minds of the players. It depends on each individual situation and on finding the balance between relaxation and highly concentrated work,” explained the 56-year-old. With only 23 goals in 30 games, the DSC has the most harmless attack in the Bundesliga.
Arminia’s sports director Arabi: “Time for alibis and excuses is over”
Sports director Samir Arabi emphasized that he felt compelled to act when it came to the coaching personnel. “The form of the last seven games will not be enough, we made that clear to the team,” said the 43-year-old. “The time for alibis and excuses is over now, now we have set an impulse.” Kramer, who achieved an average of 1.05 points in 44 competitive games, is still a good coach. “Unfortunately, he didn’t make it in this situation. Last season we stayed up because we had a team with attitude. The whole group has to come back there now.”
With Michael Henke as an additional assistant with the necessary experience, the managing director now sees the team in a good position. “It’s now the best possible solution for Arminia for the last few games,” said Arabi. A cooperation with Henke beyond the season is also not excluded. “There is a possibility. We will sit down together at the end of the season.”
Kostmann new: Bundesliga coach in the 2021/22 season
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