FC Köln fights for survival: is the descent inevitable?

FC Köln fights for survival: is the descent inevitable?

The women's team of 1. FC Köln has started the current season with clear goals. The hope was to stay away from the relegation battle and, in the best case, to gain a foothold in the upper midfield of the table. But the previous balance is sobering - the team only got one point in the first four games, and only achieved a tie against food. The two home games in which SGS Essen and Freiburg were lost were crucial. Here the FC undoubtedly had to deliver better results in order to meet your own requirements.

Christian Keller, managing director of the association, is still optimistic after the disappointing performance and the improved start of the season. At the last general meeting, he made it clear that he thinks it is possible to reach a good midfield with this squad. But the reality looks different: Currently the 1. FC Köln can be found at the very end of the table, together with the promoters from Jena and Potsdam. This development raises questions whether Keller correctly assesses the strengths of his squad.

relegation thriller and injury -related failures

The team suffers from several key injuries. Usually players like Martyna Wiankowska and Jasmin Pal would be important, but they have not yet taken a single assignment in the new season. Every week, coach Daniel Weber is faced with short -term failures, which also tightens the situation. For example, the new captain Celina Degen was available and the substitute players show themselves to be not suitable for the Bundesliga.

These defects have direct effects on the team's offensive. The 1. FC Köln seems harmless on the offensive. The departure from Selina Cerci to TSG Hoffenheim weighs heavily, and the new additions, like Anna-Lena Stolze, cannot help due to injuries. Stolze suffered a serious knee injury at the beginning of the season and will not be available to the association for months.

The upcoming games offer little reason to hope. The team has to compete near Bayern Munich on Saturday, and the goal is expected to only be to keep the defeat within the framework of the tolerable. It will not be easier to compete against Hoffenheim on the following weekend, where Cerci will be on the opposing side.

The most important match could be shaped against Jena on October 19. A defeat in this "basement duel" could not only seal the fate of the season, but also question the professional future of managing director Keller. Those responsible in the club must think about how they can escape from this precarious situation while the time is pushing.

On the basis of the game results alone, the 1. FC Köln faces the challenge of realizing its once ambitious goals. A rethink in the team and at the top of the club is urgently required to escape the impending descent. Details on this exhausting topic are still observed in order to give the public a precise picture of the developments at FC. Further information can be found in a recent report www.ksta.de .