Fortuna Cologne is back in the promotion sector! After five days and only two points, many experts had already canceled Fortuna. But Cologne reacted.
Hanns-Jörg Westendorf he is a man of clear words. If that doesn’t work, the president takes von Fortuna Cologne also like to take out the whip. When things go well, he likes to publicly show that he is satisfied with his employees’ work. And this is currently the case.
After just two points in five games, Köln have come back with 16 points in the last six games of the race for promotion. Suddenly, Fortuna is only seven points behind leaders SV Rödinghausen. E: Fortuna will play against both the current second Prussian Münster (6 November) and the first Rödinghausen (10 December) this year. Fortuna is all possible again.
Revier Sport spoke to Westendorf before Fortune’s next match against U23 in Düsseldorf (Sunday, Oct. 23, 14).
Hanns-Jörg Westendorf on …
… the current series: “We made a big change in the summer. It was clear to us that it would take a while for everything to work out the way we imagined it. However, two points in five games obviously wasn’t enough. Now the automatisms are running too. We play a good attacking football that inspires the fans. It should go on like this. “
There are no more high-level teams like Borussia Dortmund or Rot-Weiss Essen. Münster may still be superior to other teams in terms of possibilities, but as you can see they also have their problems. It’s good that it’s so exciting.
Hanns-Jörg Westendorf
… the reasons for success: “Once again: the team needed time. But our coach Markus von Ahlen also worked day and night to get us on track. We never doubted him either. We are happy that with him and sporting director Matthias Mink we have two real professionals at work. “
… look at the table: “The league is incredibly balanced. You just have to look at third or fourth place. We are only five or four points away from these teams. There are no more top-level teams like Borussia Dortmund or Rot-Weiss Essen. Munster is maybe still superior to other teams in terms of opportunities, but as you can see they have their problems too. It’s nice that it’s so exciting. “
… the Middle Rhine Cup: “It was time to win this trophy again (laughs). We won the pot last time in 2013. After that we were in the final four times and we lost every time. On November 13 we start the competition with the match against the ‘FC Hürth and will do everything to keep the trophy in our hands again after ten years in May 2023 “.
