1. FC Cologne; Markus Gisdol defends professionals after Freiburg bankruptcy

Freiburg –

0: 5 in Freiburg – a terrifyingly weak afternoon for 1. FC Köln, which cast doubts about the quality and mentality of the team.

FC conceded more goals in Breisgau than in the previous six away games combined!

Markus Gisdol protects players after gossip in Freiburg

Coach Markus Gisdol (51) defended himself in front of his professionals after the final whistle and even said: “They tried their best. It wasn’t enough at the moment, okay. “

I beg your pardon?

Cologne is fighting to stay in the league, needs every point. All the more incomprehensible was the late Christmas presents for the Freiburg, who got their 2-0 half-time lead due to individual mistakes by Timo Horn (27) and Salih Özcan (22) on a silver platter.

Gisdol remained extremely mild: “Goals in football are primarily due to individual mistakes. Today one or the other did one too much, but I don’t put a single player against the wall for that. The boys don’t do it on purpose. “

Schalke 04 are making up ground on 1. FC Köln

Will his professionals appreciate that? Didn’t look like it in Freiburg! In the end, the team surrendered to their fate and lost not only three points in the table to pursuers Schalke (4-0 against Hoffenheim), but also nine (!) Goals in just one afternoon.

Does Gisdol feel that after the false start in 2021, he is in dire straits again? “That always depends on how much you let the pressure get on you,” he says, and looks ahead: “Of course, we ourselves have the claim that we want to score. There are still four important games in January. We have to draw the right conclusions from the defeat in order to get to these points. “

Before the home game against Hertha BSC (Saturday, 3:30 p.m., Sky), he doesn’t have to worry about his job.

Markus Gisdol criticizes 1. FC Köln’s running efforts

What annoyed Gisdol the most in Freiburg: “That the opponent ran five kilometers more than us in a game like this. Of course, this also has something to do with deploying and defending to the maximum. I don’t know whether that was always there and whether we defended as humbly as in the games in which we scored. “

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The coach’s gentle treatment of his team is nothing new. Even before the end of the 18-game winless series (2: 1 in Dortmund), Gisdol had rather encouraged his boys than hit them.

Hopefully the troops will now show a similar reaction as they did then. Otherwise Gisdol will soon have no more team to defend …

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