Warm conclusion of the home match for 1. FC Köln. Steffen Baumgart announces an attack for the Rhineland cracker against Bayer Leverkusen.
The Rhein-Energie-Stadion has rarely seen as much spectacle as in 2022. 1. Will FC Köln be treating their fans one last break-away party in the final of the home game against Bayer Leverkusen before the 73-day break in Müngersdorf? The coach’s plan is clear: Steffen Baumgart (50) wants to return to Baumgart football!
Background: Against Hoffenheim (1: 1) and Freiburg (0: 2), the Cologne manager sent his team into a more defensive game than usual. This is the end of the match against Leverkusen on Wednesday evening (9 November 2022, 18:30, live on Sky and in the EXPRESS.de ticker).
Steffen Baumgart: 1. FC Cologne is standing
“for some football”
“I let my boys attack high. We want to elaborate the space there. We have to live with the risk of having problems during the transition match, “Baumgart announced his full-throttle tactic.
“I think now we represent a certain type of football”, he explains: “And I would like to keep it. The match in Freiburg showed me once again that this way of playing football has brought us forward.” Towards Europe!
Now is the time: with attack, unconditional offensive and a portion of risk in the neighborhood duel with Bayer …
Baumgart clarifies: “Our approach is to remain bold. We want to grow further as a team and as a club, even if the situation is difficult at the moment. We want to prove it against Leverkusen. With a good performance we have our chances on Wednesday. But it can also go in the other direction “.
Steffen Baumgart: “Full throttle until Saturday”
Why: Bayer’s strengths lie in the changeover match mentioned by the Cologne manager. On Sunday Werkself fired the frustration of crisis away from the soul (only 14th place with 12 points) by beating previous leaders Union Berlin 5-0.
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It wasn’t exactly a surprise for Baumgart: “It was a game that was to be expected on both sides. I think it’s normal that the Union doesn’t follow as it did before. And Leverkusen doesn’t belong to where it is right now. Above all. with the new coach we notice that the structures are getting better and better ».
However, Xabi Alonso (40) and teammates are still five points behind FC and shouldn’t overtake them before the World Cup break. Last season Cologne scored four strong points against Bayer.
However, Baumgart emphatically warns: “We all expected Leverkusen to be somewhere else in the standings. They came out of the holes with difficulty, but they have excellent quality in all positions, we don’t have to talk about it ”.
It is equally clear that he will once again bring his FC team forward at home this grueling year: “I am happy when I see how the boys are working. They will do everything, even when the battery is low. We will do the same with the Leverkusen and with Hertha. We will be at full throttle until Saturday. ”Only then will we be able to catch our breath.
