Köllner recovered well: "Then we have a good chance of returning to the 2nd division..."

Created: 03/29/2022, 16:30

By: Uli Kellner

The trainer tackles: Michael Köllner gives everything for promotion, does not score goals, but carries them.

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Aubstadt?

Yesterday's snow for the coach, who has recovered well after two days in the mountains.

He flees to the front and speaks for the first time of ascent.

Casual small talk with training ground visitor Karsten Wettberg (80), plus a fresh mountain tan and a permanent smile on his face - you could see from Michael Köllner that the two days at the Arlberg Football Congress did him good.

His anger about the humiliation of the top cup in Aubstadt had subsided when he started the training week yesterday at noon - and, listen and be amazed: the 1860 coach is now officially blowing the whistle for promotion.

"Now it's about getting a super finish," he says during the 35-minute press talk: "Because then we have a good chance of returning to the second division.

We're now just before the last corner – and then it's a matter of who has the best legs and the best head.” Köllner also commented on .

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the top cup embarrassment:

“Of course it was a disappointment that we were eliminated in Aubstadt.

The only thing that softens it a bit: that we still have the chance to reach the DFB Cup through the league.

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the perspectives of his lions at the end of the season:

“The finish is approaching, the table constellation is good.

One thing is clear, regardless of Aubstadt: We want to top our last season in the league.

I remember the words of the President: better than fourth place – we can do that and we will work on that.”

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Saarbrücken on Saturday, one of seven finals:

"We have a home game, we're looking forward to it, also because the G-rules apply.

Life is getting a certain normality and we want to show what we're capable of in our own stadium.

In any case, we are capable of applying pressure – and scoring goals.”

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the highly heated opponent, who feels cheated by six Türkgücü points:

"I think that not only Saarbrücken will be in the red.

We will also be in the red or blue area.

We will do everything to win the game.

Our goal is to overtake Saarbrücken.”

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the Türkgücü retreat, from which 1860 benefited the most:

“We also know that the sports-political decisions played into our hands.

We're not proud of it, but we don't want to spend seven games apologizing for another chance."

We also know that the sports policy decisions played into our hands.

We're not proud of it, but we don't want to spend seven games apologizing for another chance.

Michael Köllner on the Türkgücü retreat, from which 1860 benefited the most in terms of points.

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the style of play:

“Aubstadt is a thing of the past.

I do believe that we are a team that plays very good pressing.

We've always managed to do that in our best games."

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mental strength:

"In the fight for promotion, it's all about the nuances.

You have to be incredibly vigilant.

Even if the square isn't mowed well, that has an impact - and we can't leave anything else to chance from now on.

We now have to put the absolute focus on these seven games – without wrapping the team in cotton wool.

The decisive factor is that you now bring the team to an absolutely top performance.”

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the freely tested corona trio Belkahia, Dressel, Moll:

“All three had mild to no courses at all.

The investigations into the history of the heart muscle turned out to be great - the topic has made many people uneasy.

You are now starting out reduced, only doing part of the training.

Ultimately, the goal is for the three to be able to help us against Saarbrücken on Saturday.”

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the role of the leaders:

“In the coming weeks, it will generally depend on our cornerstones.

They have to march now and pull the cart.”

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the crisis of the lions at the penalty spot:

"I hope that we will get sharper there in the next few weeks.

The last one on Saturday really annoyed me, but now everything is settled with Marcel Bär.

His child is there, a daughter.

The mental stress of pregnancy is over.

Who shoots the next penalty?

I do not know."

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possible transfers from Türkgücü's bankruptcy estate:

"Basically, you have to watch that when a team like this comes onto the market.

But you can't go and make an offer to every player who isn't at three on the tree like you did in the East.

But of course we will take a close look.”