More optimism is hardly possible.
“I don't see anyone in the league who is better than us,” said FC Unterföhring's coach, Zlatan Simikic, before the home game against Rosenheim.
Unterföhring - When the ninth receives the eleventh in the second half of the season, i.e. the FC Unterföhring the SB DJK Rosenheim (Saturday, 5.30 p.m.), it doesn't sound too tingling.
The Landesliga Südost is something special this year because more than half of the league had contact with the promotion zone even before Corona.
FC Unterföhring wants to fully attack second place with just five points.
The football-crazy coach Zlatan Simikic (“It has become clear to me in the last few months how important football is for me”) has received some exciting newcomers and now has a much broader squad.
His only regret is that almost every newcomer was injured in preparation.
Even Nico Mangasaros, who was recently signed by VfB Hallbergmoos, has to pass against Rosenheim.
From the newcomers, Janosch Barho or Nikola Negic could make it into the first team.
Zlatan Simikic is going into the league with a lot of confidence because the team is in top shape and the much broader squad offers some opportunities.
For the coach, it is logical that FC Unterföhring is targeting the top positions: "We have such a great team and such a good atmosphere, so I can't do anything but look ahead."
The 1: 1 last week between First Karlsfeld and Second Hallbergmoos was good news for FCU.
“I don't see anyone in the league who is better than us,” says the Unterföhringen coach, knowing that this group is exceptionally balanced.
But that also means that bad days can quickly have devastating effects.
So it was in the first leg when the Unterföhringer were not far from the top and suffered a bad setback in Rosenheim with 3: 6.
“That was a weird game,” remembers Simic.
The FCU coach also confidently says "that normally we are the clear favorite in the game".
Unterföhring is in the mood for the regional league and a winning streak.
NICO BAUER
Expected formation: Shorunkeh-Sawyerr - Wolf-Weisbrod, Coporda, Eder, Barho - Lüftl, Küttner, Heller, Mirza, Negic - Faber.