So far, the crisis in the second half of the season was a phenomenon that was particularly familiar to third division rivals Unterhaching.
The bare numbers suggest that the Lions have lost a lot since their furious first half of the season (3rd place).
But maybe that's only half the story.
Even with Dennis Erdmann there is no reason for frustration: The red sinner from Duisburg is only absent in Halle on Saturday in 1860.
First
rough leg
, then
repentant sinner
.
It
didn't take
Dennis Erdmann
long to find an inner attitude to his
short-circuit action in Duisburg
(wrestling red for him, 911 and 1-0 for MSV).
The 1860 defender manfully donned his verbal penitentiary cap on his Instagram channel.
“The game is on me”, posted earthman_13 and preceded it: “As self-confident I am, I am so self-critical.
Football is sometimes tough:
a week a hero, another week a failure
. ”Even without knowing the
DFB penalty
, Erdmann said:“ Walking stooped for a week is good for me, I have back pain from walking straight.
“Erdmann will
miss
the lions
in Halle
on
Saturday
.
In the
catch-up game in Lübeck (March 17)
, he may be back according to the DFB judgment.
His dropout in Duisburg fits into the picture of a phase of the season in which the lions fail more than they succeed.
To take up Erdmann's metaphor: If the lions were still upright through the first half of the season, they too are currently
stooping
.
Numbers prove the
current earnings crisis
.
Had an
average
of 1.73 points
by the end of the preliminary round (1-0 against Ingolstadt) in 1860
, the average in the seven games since then has been a
meager 1.14
.
Projected for the season: 66 points and a
promotion place
would have been possible if the first round run had stopped.
43 points would be the bottom line after 38 matchdays if the back-round cut were standard.
The question arises: what happened?
Cause research: As reported, there is a correlation between
Quirin Moll's cruciate ligament injury
and the team's current phase of suffering.
Without minor, the
clock in midfield
is missing in 1860
, the man who demands and distributes balls, the second authority on the field next to
captain and roommate Sascha Mölders
, 35. Other reasons are: lack of luck (Zwickau, Duisburg) sloppy handling of opportunities, absences (currently
Daniel Wein
) and customary fluctuations.
1860 last met opponents with increasing form and had the whole range there: Strong as never before in
Magdeburg (3-0, best season performance)
, weak and anemic in the first half of Saarbrücken.
Not unusual for a team that
lives up to
its educational
mandate and throws in
more
NLZ talents
than most other third division clubs.
But: There is also hope that the current phase may really only be a phase.
The lions show a remarkable consistency when you compare the results from the first half of the season with those from the second half of the season.
The
start against Meppen (3: 1/1: 1) and Magdeburg (1: 1/3: 0)
each brought four points, including the income from the games against
Rostock (2: 2/1: 1), Saarbrücken (twice 1: 2), Haching (2: 0/3: 1) and Duisburg (0: 2, 0: 1)
were the same.
1860 only scored lower points against
Zwickau (2: 1/0: 1)
, although in the second duel with things it should have been 3: 0 at the break.
Stefan Lex
should still watch the game in his sleep today.
Isn't that all that bad?
The next three games should bring clarity as to where the journey is going.
Halle (6: 1) and Lübeck (4: 1) were highlights of the first half of the season
.
If the lions achieve the full yield again,
Dresden
could be
a real top game on March 22nd
.
Erdmann should be hot for the game against his ex-club - and that with the upright walk should work again by then.