Memorable snail race for ascent: analysis of the decathlon between 1860 and Co.

Bayern II has the best form in the 3rd division. An ascent is not possible. In addition to TSV 1860, nine other clubs can hope.

• In the 3rd league , the promotion race seems to be completely open twelve game days before the end of the season.
• No fewer than eleven clubs still have a realistic chance .
• What is the situation with the rivals of the TSV 1860 ? We look at the situation.

Munich - who wants again, who doesn't have one yet? In the memorable snail race for promotion to the 2nd division , the ambitious and well-established around TSV 1860 Munich can welcome a new competitor: SV Meppen. The Emsländer moved to fourth place with a furious sprint, which says little about SV Meppen, but a lot about the league, in which draws and surprises are the hallmark. Except: second-round top FC Bayern II , who may not advance . The result is a decathlon for the top three places, because until down to the Eleventh (Uerdingen), each club can dream. Our overview:

Promotion aspirants in league three: "It pisses me off"

Duisburg (1st / 44 points): The best team in the first half of the season (38 points) has not yet arrived in 2020. "Nothing has worked since the winter", reporter Dirk Retzlaff sums up the situation and leads: form crises of the best first-round zebras (Moritz Stoppelkamp, ​​Lukas Daschner), Duisburg is extremely vulnerable to standards, while only two goals after balls at rest. "It pisses me off," rage stubble after the 0-1 in Meppen. His guess: "We probably played in the first half about our quality."

SpVgg Unterhaching (2nd / 44 points): Seen over the season, no team looks more solid than the stock exchange club from the Munich suburb. Haching has the best defense (30 goals conceded) and is generally difficult to beat. There are only four losses: from two derbies and the very few games in which nothing comes together (0: 3 against Halle and Magdeburg). The squad, concept and mood are already almost ready for the second division, so the Schwabl-AG can be expected up to the end.

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SV Waldhof Mannheim (3rd / 43 points): The promoted team is one of the surprise teams this season: Pleasant play area, stable defense and above all a power away (unbeaten since March 2018). A credit also from coach Bernhard Trares, who can be expected to climb further at any time. He knows his way around as a captain and walk-through hero at TSV 1860.

SV Meppen (4th / 41 points): It can be that fast in this 3rd league: Ten points from four games - you 're already a candidate for promotion. Uli Mentrup from the daily post explains the Meppener Hoch with the "outsider concept", which the SVM successfully maintains: "The pressure to have something is simply not there." You would still return to the 2nd division after 22 years happy to take with me. The greatest hope on this path is scorer Undav, 23 coach Christian Neidhart (in office since 2013) discovered at TSV Havelse.

FC Ingolstadt (5./41 points): If there is a crisis, then it should be correct. After 13 games without defeat, the FCI lost four times in a row. The last goal in the league was a long time ago (exactly: 355 minutes), but what should Stefan Kutschke say? The captain is still waiting for his first goal of the season and is set to the annoyance of many fans. Jeff Saibene's attempt to establish a midfield diamond was also unsuccessful - in response to the many injured sixes. After all: The trainer himself can continue to work in peace. The return is officially the goal, but not a must.

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Eintracht Braunschweig (6th / 41st P.): Since the failed start to the new year (1: 4 at 1860) things are going better for the Braunschweig lions, the truth between the 1: 3 of Würzburg and the 4: 1 against Uerdingen should be. "You don't really know where the journey is going," says Thomas Fröhlich of the Braunschweiger Zeitung . This also applies to Marco Antwerpen, the second coach this season and fourth after club legend Torsten Lieberknecht (2003 to 2018).

Kickers Würzburg (7th / 40 points): New quality thanks to Quälix? Since Felix Magath joined as an external consultant, things have been going better for Würzburg. The Kickers live storm and urge (6: 0 in Großaspach), but also exist where it hurts (2: 2 in Zwickau) - so it can go on for Flyeralarm-Felix.

TSV 1860 München (8./39 points): Unofficial title for the champion of 1966 is the concert of the 56 German professional clubs 1860 München of the currently most stable since unbeaten in 13 games. Officially, the lions only want to finish “stable and carefree”, but now that even first place is within reach. , , The team's will and unity, tactics guru Michael Köllner's hand and the swollen lion's chest speak for an exciting remaining season. How did TSV 1860 cult striker Sascha Mölders say after the 4: 3 win over Chemnitz? "We really want to!"

The best mood at TSV 1860 after the narrow 4: 3 home win over Chemnitz.

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Hansa Rostock (10./38 points): The storm-tested FC Hansa was one of the best teams in the second half of the season even before the Monday evening game - Sönke Fröbe from the Baltic Sea newspaper explains: "Feel calm at last. Trainer Jan Härtel and sports director Martin Pieckenhagen really seem to have a plan. ”Smart transfers, only two goals conceded in the first five games in 2020 - the Hansa high is done.

KFC Uerdingen (11./36 points): Since the 1: 4 in Braunschweig, the looks at the KFC are more downwards than upwards. Storm crisis, listless old stars and a slow conversion of the Grotenburg stadium - problems abound, which can neither be solved by a proud vita (sports manager Stefan Effenberg) nor by a big account (president Ponomarew).