FCK crisis: bad offensive and impatient fans! What's up?

Von WOM

When analyzing the latest game of 1. FC Kaiserslautern against Regensburg, it quickly becomes clear that the offensive of the traditional association can still be expanded. After the goalless draw, both coach Markus Beginning and defender Jan Elvedi said the conviction that the association is in a development process. The change to a more dominant possession game takes time, and both agree that patience is in demand. Elvedi said: "We have a new type compared to last year. It is a process that you have to be patient."

coach at the beginning that he understands that he understands the expectations of the fans, but emphasized that the team needed time to find themselves. "Possession should also be preparatory for opportunities," said the beginning, indicating that the team's coordination is still missing. The statistics, which shows that only every tenth flank of the FCK arrives at a teammate, is particularly worrying, while the league has an average hit rate of almost 25% in crossing.

The search for the right personnel

Another important factor for a more successful offensive could be the stability in the line -up. So far, trainer has already used eight different players on the three offensive positions at the beginning. This makes it difficult to develop automatisms that are necessary to effectively function as a team. One example is the injury -related failure of Aaron Opoku, which played strongly at the beginning of the season, but had to be replaced in Regensburg with an adductor injury and could be up to four weeks.

In this context, it is crucial that players are better coordinated in order to constantly increase the offensive quality. These challenges illustrate that the initial formation of the FCK cannot yet exploit the necessary potential in order to be really competitive in the second division. The fact that the red devils have not yet been able to derive a pattern from this discrepancy is particularly questionable.

dependence on ragnar ache

A central problem of the FCK offensive is the dependence on its best scorer. Ragnar Ache, who led the club as the best goal scorer last season with 16 goals, is a crucial size in the team. Although those responsible tried to strengthen the offensive through the obligation of several players in the past winter break, Ache remains irreplaceable. The added players have so far not been able to achieve the desired effect, with Dickson Abiama and newcomer Jannik Mause still waiting for their breakthrough.

In particular, Mause, which became top scorer in the third division, must first find its way around the second division. Despite his DFB Cup performance, in which he scored two goals, he has not yet increased in the league. The FCK supporters hope that Ache will remain free of injuries because he only needed an average of 73 minutes for his four goals-an impressive quota.

The coming weeks will be decisive for whether the FCK can tackle the problems described. The combination of a greater coordination on the offensive and a reduced dependence on individual players could be the key to success. The pressure on coaches begins, not least due to the passionate fans and their expectations. It will be all the more important to show patience and continue to accompany the development of the team positively, while they move in this "process", which, as Elvedi emphasizes, needs time.