Cologne's winner and loser: training camp in Andalusia in focus!

The 1. FC Köln has successfully completed his training camp in Estepona, Spain, and returned home late Friday evening. During the one -week stay in Andalusia, the team completed a total of eight training sessions and also played a friendly against FC Lugano, which ended 3: 3.

coach Gerhard Struber rated the week as "very positive". The training conditions on site were optimal, especially compared to the snow -covered places in Cologne. Excellent lawn conditions were found in the Estepona Football Center. The temperatures were between 15 and 20 degrees, which offered ideal requirements for training.

winner and loser in training

There were both winners and losers among the players. One of the winners is Eric Martel, who, despite his preference for the central midfield, showed strong performance in central defense. Especially in the friendly against Lugano, he was seen as one of the best players on the square and has a good chance of a regular place in the defense.

JUSUF Gazibegovic, the first winter access of FC Köln, quickly found the team and showed convincing performance in the offensive, although in the friendly against Lugano he had to go to the cabin with an ice cream bag after a blow. However, he received careful all -clear and could stand against Hamburger SV in the starting eleven if he is fit. Max Finkgräfe, a talent in the left defense lawyer, fought back after an injury and was able to draw attention to himself in the training camp and in the friendly with a goal.

On the losing side is Mark Uth, who injured in the calf when warming up before the first training session with a muscle fiber tore and is expected to fail for several weeks. Jonas Urbig had the opportunity to put Marvin Schwäbe under pressure, but injured his knee in training and spent several units during the break. Rasmus Carstensen was also left under coach Gerhard Struber because he could not show any positive achievements in training and in the test game.

new additions and training sessions

FC Köln could not gather all planned newcomers in the training camp; Jusuf Gazibegović was the only newcomer on site. During the week, the focus was on the game principles and the chain of three for the second half of the season, and standard situations were often trained. Furthermore, the players carried out intensive discussions in workshops to adjust to the upcoming encounters.

The team also planned negotiations with FC Sion on a change of central defender Joel Schmied. After returning home, the players have a free weekend before starting on Monday with the specific matchday preparation for the upcoming game against Hamburger SV. On Tuesday there is also another test game against Viktoria Cologne.