1. FC Köln has lost six of the last nine games. However, a closer look shows that this is only half the truth. Now there has to be a reaction.
Eintracht Frankfurt was a size too big for him 1. FC Cologne. Saturday’s defeat was deserved, even if it was all the more annoying because the Billy Goats had brought it on themselves through their own mistakes. The mood at FC is therefore tense at the moment.
Because: Six of the last nine competitive games were lost. In addition, there were only two wins and one draw. So there is reason for concern at Geißbockheim? This question concerns many FC fans. But a closer look shows: not yet.
The reason: Five of the six defeats came against FC Bayern, RB Leipzig, Borussia Dortmundthe VfB Stuttgart and just Frankfurt. A look at the current Bundesliga table shows: These five teams are in first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth place. In short: FC has against five of the top six in the Bundesliga lost. As a newcomer, that’s no shame.
The sixth defeat is all the more annoying, as it was before the international break Borussia Monchengladbach. This is the sting that still runs deep. Especially against Leipzig, Dortmund, Stuttgart and Frankfurt points would also have been possible. But the fact that the arch-rival from the Lower Rhine was able to defeat FC still makes the sky over Cologne seem a little grayer.
Something countable against Frankfurt would have been good. It is now all the more important that FC is at the next weekend SV Werder Bremen gets back on track. The Billy Goats have had a good season so far. Even after the recent defeats, this cannot be explained away or downplayed. But there is also no time to make the defeats against the top clubs more beautiful than they are.
The players were honest after the 3-4 win against Frankfurt: If you make so many mistakes, you can’t win in the Bundesliga. This means that FC wants to play against a direct competitor in the middle of the table Bremen exist, the error rate must decrease again. Then there is something in the Weser. Because the billy goats have shown the quality more than once this season.