FCK against Waldhof and the memories of the first leg

September 11, 2021 is perceived in the annals of the FCK. As a day at which the red devil discovered the path direction rise. So nothing spoke in the duel with the arch rivals Waldhof Mannheim for the eleven of coach Marco Antwerpen. Although it was at half time 0: 0 - the FCC had already cashed two red cards in a heated Derby and consequently to deny 45 minutes with two men less.

• Höger's new experiences
• Loat returns - Will Winkler fit?

A first goal only seemed just a matter of time. And yet: It remained at a zero number, the team and audience on the Bayenberg Hernach celebrated as a victory. With football, the whole thing had had little to do, however, this afternoon is in retrospect as a louder revival experience. "The fact is: We have seen in this game how to grow over by cohesion," looks back in Antwerp. Since then, his team has lost only a 1: 2 in the regional care center in Mechtersheim only a game (0: 2 against Würzburg) and climbed to rise to ascent rank 2.

The SV Waldhof, on this Saturday in September still six points before the arch rivals, is slightly slipped and currently has four points in a game more than the FCK four points. The pressure therefore lasts on the Mannheimern, right? "I do not know," says Antwerp, but, however, refers to the mental strength of his troop: "We are able to tackle such games very focused."

And who does not co-discuss everything: Mannheim's Sporty Director Jochen Kientz with a folder. Imago Images / Jan Hebner

Höger's new experiences

On the other side, the memories of the first leg are of course not so good. "I am already a few years now, but myself I have not experienced something like that. That was underground and run out of the rudder," says, for example, Marco Höger says a game that made in the meantime in a tread. The Routinian has good comparisons, because with the 1st FC Cologne and FC Schalke 04, the midfielder has brought many hot neighborhood duels behind.

However, that the Pfälzer is in front of the pincers, however, does not affect the blankness in Höger's eyes: "The table constellation does not change the favorite role in a derby. I had to learn that in the past," explains Höger, who is the tension in the environment of Mannheimer Therefore, therefore, does not expire panic. "The form curves of the teams play less a role, there are completely different laws," he said left.

Loat returns - Will Winkler fit?

From a personounced perspective, the Waldhof has to report positives: Coach Patrick Glöckner has an alternative more in the defensive again with Jesper Loader. The central defender is back in training, but is likely to be available for the derby but only as a substitute.

At the FCK, the in the top match against Magdeburg, missing striker Daniel Hanslik probably returns to the squad. The question remains whether Alexander Winkler will fit in time. If the Routinian comes out again, Antwerp does not have to worry: Hikmet Ciftci bravely bravely solved the task in the triple chain. "He made a very, very good game," praises the coach. Ciftci himself formulates the right solution for the classic: "The game means a lot for the environment, for the club. There is only one thing, and that is: Siegen." It would be a milestone direction 2. League. And a heavy setback for the table-sighted Mannheim.