Halle (Saale) –
Jens Rauschenbach had planned his birthday, which this year also fell on Easter Sunday, differently. And he didn’t have the nerve for congratulations. “I’m not up for Schmus today,” said the President of Halleschen FC in the parking lot of the natural gas sports park at home with a serious expression.
He had just come out of the coaching cabin and had evaluated the result and its effects of the terrible 1: 3 bankruptcy the day before in Kaiserlautern. As a result, only three points separate the HFC from a relegation place in the third soccer league. And because the HFC also has the worst goal difference of all teams (-16), the situation seems even more threatening. One thing is certain: The HFC is knee-deep in the descent mess.
In the same situation, the coach was changed last season. Florian Schnorrenberg took over. Now he seemed to have gambled away his credit with the defeat in the majority. But Rauschenberg, who was not ready to make an official statement in the morning and instead of the absent sports director Ralf Heskamp acted as a crisis manager, seemed willing to continue working with Schnorrenberg.
He did not recognize helplessness, he only said about the discussions. So it is indicated: Coach Schnorrenberg will get another chance on Friday to win the game against Uerdingen. Or? Rauschenbach did not want to commit yet and to obtain further opinions from the board of directors during telephone calls. Schnorrenberg and his assistant Daniel Ziebig meanwhile went to the fence to answer questions from about 15 angry fans waiting there. They looked combative. (mz)
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