TSV 1860: Köllner changes the turn – Reisinger storms onto the pitch to the coach after the final whistle

Created: 02/28/2022, 09:22

By: Uli Kellner

After four games without a win, Michael Köllner and the Löwen have again scored three points.

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TSV 1860 Munich wins at FSV Zwickau.

After an emotional week, Coach Köllner is happy that the pressure on his players is easing.

Munich – Robert Reisinger was in a hurry – and he had a clear goal in mind.

When the hard-fought 3:1 (0:1) victory in Zwickau was official, the lion president left the pack of officials in the stands (Ismaik's brother Yahya was also there) and made his way onto the field, where the team and trainer just thanked the appendix who had traveled with them.

For his part, Reisinger thanked the victorious players whose character he had questioned during the week - and he stopped at the coach, to whom he again had something to say, but this time "internally", as Michael Köllner had recommended at his emotional press conference on Thursday.

The topic that the two discussed was obvious: either Köllner thanked Reisinger for the stirring "Bild" interview after the Halle defeat (0:2) - or there was a presidential classification of the same.

The only thing that was certain was that both had been seated in the same stadium on Saturday.

After the restart, Löwen benefited from a more than justified dismissal

There shouldn't have been two opinions about the game itself this time either.

Like against Türkgücü and Halle, the Löwen fell behind and after the restart they benefited from a more than justified dismissal (Lokotsch after a brutal foul on Lang) - and above all from Köllner's substitutions, which gave the game the hoped-for turnaround.

Merv Biankadi scored to make it 1-1 and gave the pass from 1-3, with which Kevin Goden removed the last doubts about the away three.

Not to forget Erik Tallig's fine preparatory work before the equalizer - and the valuable cleaning services of MAN apprentice Leandro Morgalla (17), who replaced Lang, who was badly hit in the chest.

"If you've lost two games, you just have to win," said Köllner: "That creates pressure.

I'm really happy that the team got rid of it.

Things have been said about us that aren't really true.” An accusation made in the fan forums was that the team wasn't fit – which was refuted.

Reisinger's suspicion that 1860 had too few professionals "with courage and courage" was also invalidated.

In addition, the Köllner protégés have shown that they can deal with pressure and force late goals - instead of conceding late goals for points and self-confidence.

Oh yes: Köllner himself must have felt the twisted game as satisfaction, because it's been a while since the coach was allowed to be celebrated for a lucky touch when he was substituted on.

Foul victim Lang "can hardly breathe and has a lot of pain in his chest"

"Especially in the second half we proved that we are a team, a unit," said Marcel Bär, who missed the best chances but scored the important 1:2.

"I'm happy and grateful that we did such a great job." The ex-FSV striker also seemed relieved when it came to his own performance, as he self-critically commented: "I didn't feel like I took part in the last two matchdays.

That's why a load fell off my shoulders.

I'm glad I met.

Now we're going home happy.” All except for foul victim Lang, who, according to Köllner, was hit “badly”: “He can hardly breathe and has a lot of pain in his chest.

I hope nothing is broken.”

An exact diagnosis is expected on Monday.

The win could help the rest of the team recover quickly both physically and mentally.

"It's going to continue on Tuesday", Köllner looked ahead to the catch-up game against Lautern: "We have to make sure that we come onto the pitch reasonably fresh.

Under normal conditions we don't have a chance, you have to be honest." His advice: "We have to take our hearts into our hands again - and then we'll see what comes of it." (Uli Kellner)