At 1. FC Köln there is anger and frustration after the disappointing 1: 1 (0: 0) tarting against relegated Jahn Regensburg. For the first time, the fans shot against coach Gerhard Struber.
When the fans of the 1st FC Köln in the south grandstand for the first time “we want to see you fight” call for our own team, the already much about the performance of the former league leader says against the fixed relegation. With the final whistle of the first round there was finally a jelly pipe concert from the ranks, followed by the first tentative “struber out” calls.
At the end of the disappointing 90 minutes, the demands for a replacement of the trainer were finally unmistakable. After the 1-1 draw against the bottom of the table and the once more missed preliminary decision in the promotion, the fans left their frustration out. Sports director Christian Keller was also clearly audible in the focus of the disappointment.
“The whistle concert coincides roughly with the mood that we had after the final whistle,” said captain Timo Hüber’s understanding of the displeasure of his own supporters. However, the central defender did not want to comment on the calls against Gerhard Struber. “This is not my beer. In the end, we players are on the pitch for the fact that there are no such situations.”
During the game, the whistles and calls are perceived, “but everyone has to be resilient enough to build on their performance. That’s why the team shouldn’t affect that,” said the defender. Goalkeeper Marvin Schwäbe meanwhile protected his trainer: “He is very popular with us, we don’t need to talk about it. He has also set us great again today.”
For the Austrian himself, who was confronted with calls against his person for the first time this season, it was “not fine”. At the same time, this is a certain normal. It is clear that I am the lightning rod every now and then. In this responsibility I am as head coach of the FC. “
Managing Director Keller found the whistle and calls for “completely wrong.” Rather, the sports director saw a combative appearance of the team. Struber therefore also has “100 percent” trust. A short -term discharge two games before the end of the season “I can rule out because I don’t think anything of that,” said Keller.
“It is clear to me that the frustration is discharged because everyone expected a home win with a preliminary step,” added the sports director, even in criticism, but rather wished for a tailwind – “for the team and also for the coach.” However, the patience of the fans now seems to be more and more used up.
Timo Hübers: “It is anger and disappointment that we could not win the game today as the first table against the last. That is why it is no understanding. It is no coincidence, we didn’t show the last two games at all. I had the feeling that we were well and had a good energy. I also deceived myself in that. Whether it is afraid or too much respect, I don’t know. Nobody shuffles over the place.
Marvin Schwäbe: “You saw that we wanted and were well set. We also played the rooms that we wanted to play. It was a bit unclean and we were not so efficient in the last third. Regensburg then stands in our own sixteen and we play handball, that doesn’t matter. It is absolutely understandable.