For second division soccer team 1. FC Kaiserslautern, one question is the focus before the home game against 1. FC Nuremberg on Saturday: who will guard the FCK goal against the Franconians?
Andreas Luthe is ready to play again after two games, but Julian Krahl has shown good performances as his representative in recent weeks. “It’s a brutally difficult decision. But we haven’t made it yet and will speak to our goalkeeping coach Andreas Clauss again,” said coach Dirk Schuster, spoiled for choice. “Andi Luthe is our regular number one, but Julian Krahl has also played very well in the last few weeks.”
With a good feeling in the international break
Including the cup game, the last three games, all of which FCK was able to win, were good for self-confidence. “It gives us positive energy and of course also changes the mood within the team,” said Schuster. “We also want to win against Nuremberg, take the next step and go into the upcoming international break with a good feeling.”
Unbroken spectator boom at the Betzenberg
So far, 42,150 tickets have been sold for the game on Saturday evening. “The fact that we regularly have over 40,000 spectators in the stadium could be dismissed as normal. But it’s not,” emphasized the coach. Against Nuremberg, he can almost draw on the full coach. Only Erik Durm is out with a hip and groin injury.
