TSV draw against Schalke "Zu-Null" 4. On paper, the second division is the favorite, but the third division is invincible, especially from the 120th minute ...
Munich - the place of longing for Schalke. “Road to Gelsenkirchen” had been painted by Löwen-Ultras on posters in the spring - a statement that combined both developments at the time, the upswing of their own and the threatened decline of the other cult club. With the “Road to Gelsenkirchen”, the Giesingen fans expressed their longing for the second division, their desire for prominent clubs in legendary locations. To the chagrin of all the lions, Gelsenkirchen remained an unattainable goal - because of the Ingolstadt dead end on the 38th and final day of the match.
A second division duel in the arena at Schalke is a long way off for 1860 - a clash in the second main round of the DFB Cup has resulted.
A “bonus game” for the draw lions who have drifted towards the relegation zone in the third division.
Optionally a “highlight duel”, as Merveille Biankadi puts it, the goalscorer in the 1-1 draw in Saarbrücken, the eighth draw in the twelfth game of the third division.
The problem from the 1860's point of view: Schalke also currently shows a certain consistency in the results - an accumulation of to-zero victories, which is reminiscent of the mantra of the Schalke coach Huub Stevens ("The zero must be").
The Royal Blues have won each of the last four second division games without conceding a goal - a board that makes a recognizable impression on the Weissblauen from Giesing.
The DFB-Pokal is a good platform to draw attention to our club nationwide.
We hope that there is a minimal chance - we want to use it.
1860 coach Michael Köllner.
“We're looking forward to the game,” said coach Michael Köllner at the press conference on Monday: “The DFB-Pokal is a good platform to draw attention to our club nationwide.
We hope that there is a minimal chance - we want to use it. ”The aim is“ to keep the game open for as long as possible.
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In terms of personnel and tactics, Köllner wants to come up with something, but without starting “the really big rotary press”.
The team that impressed in Saarbrücken in terms of play and fighting should have a bonus - with the last gripping Stefan Lex, who is supposed to feed the very present Sascha Mölders with balls.
And of course: goalkeeper Marco Hiller is also set - his hour could strike if it succeeds, as against Darmstadt, to force Schalke into a showdown.
"Penalty shootouts are a discipline that we have mastered," says Köllner, referring to the impressive 1860 series on point (nine times in the last nine shootouts).
But he is also aware: "We have to show a strong performance in order to even be allowed to think about it."