Most recently, Dennis Erdmann came on as a striker at TSV 1860.
The reason: Coach Michael Köllner lacks the personnel alternatives, which is not a good sign so early in the season.
When Dennis Erdmann sprinted onto the field against Duisburg in the 89th minute, it was a signal.
When the score was 0: 1, Michael Köllner signaled that the Lions have not given up on this game yet.
At the same time, Erdmann's acceptance was also another signal.
The 29-year-old is the epitome of the defensive player, and Köllner threw him into action out of sheer desperation.
Because the 1.88 m long Erdmann has a certain headball strength.
But above all: Because the 1860 coach did not know who else to entrust the job of the final offensive.
For veteran Willsch came talent Djayo
Even in the early stages of the season, the Löwen squad, which was slimmed down in the summer, reached its personal limits.
It is difficult to gain offensively when there are only defensive people and apprentices on the bench.
It was by no means as if a large number of professionals had been injured, on the contrary: Of the regular players, only Stefan Lex was recently injured.
When right-back Marius Willsch tore his thigh against Duisburg, Köllner had to improvise by replacing the 19-year-old offensive talent Johann Djayo.
The staff blanket of the lions is like a tablecloth that is too tight.
Regardless of which side you pull, you just can't completely cover the bare areas.
In relation to the situation on Saturday: Because Lex was injured, Köllner backup striker Martin Pusic (33) called into the starting line-up.
The squad does not provide any other experienced goal scorers.
Matthew Durrans (21) and Tim Linsbichler (20), both not nominated for the MSV game, must first be introduced to the upper third division level.
It speaks for Köllner's sportsmanship that he was not looking for an alibi for the defeat against Duisburg (0-2 in the end).
“The bank did not lose the game,” he said when asked about this: “I think we still had opportunities after the deficit.” In general, “the last punch was missing” on Saturday that it needed to defeat defensively set opponents to bend over.