At the end of the 32nd round of the 2010-2011 Bundesliga season, Cologne is temporarily ranked 15th in the league, only 33 points more than Wolfsburg, which is third from the bottom. With two rounds left in the league, Cologne has to fight for Fighting to avoid relegation.
At this time, Munich 1860 faced Cologne, which was difficult.
Often at this time, teams relegating are more difficult to play than teams competing for the championship.
Because they will fight you tooth and nail.
And the Cologne team doesn't dare to relax at all now.
Wolfsburg is very strong and they are capable of reversing the situation. Moreover, Wolfsburg's current goal difference is -6, while their Cologne team's goal difference is -18. In other words, it is impossible for Cologne to tie or surpass Wall on goal difference. Fort Worth. Therefore, even with the same points, Cologne will be surpassed by Wolfsburg.
Therefore, at this time, the Cologne team cannot lose.
They couldn't give Wolfsburg a chance to chase points.
Once Wolfsburg catches up with points, their Cologne team will be surpassed in an instant and then fall directly into the relegation zone.
Therefore, in this game, even if they face Munich 1860, the Cologne people will not be ambiguous. They are here for victory.
Before the game, Cologne's new head coach Volker Funk said: "We know how powerful Munich 1860 is. They are the best promoted team in the Bundesliga this season. They surprised everyone. But, to be honest, Munich 1860 can achieve such results this season mainly because the Bundesliga this season is too chaotic. Many strong teams have lost to themselves, which gave Munich 1860 such an opportunity. I took over Cologne to lead the team to upgrade. .No matter who the team is in front of me, we have only one mission and that is to beat them."
Yes, Fink's mission when he took office was to lead the team to avoid relegation.
Funk was originally the sports director of the Cologne club. He was the coach of the Cologne team that he took over on April 27, and was also the interim coach. He only led the team to play these three games.
To be honest, Fink never thought about taking over the team.
But there was nothing he could do.
Because the team's head coach Frank Schaefer directly proposed to resign after losing 1-4 to a relegation competitor in the 31st round of the Bundesliga. No matter how Cologne's senior management and players tried to retain him, they did not agree. Resolutely resigned.
Obviously, Schaefer felt that the pressure during this period was too much and he could not bear the pressure.
Schaefer was originally the firefighting coach invited by the Cologne team.
At the beginning of this season, Cologne's head coach was Croatian Zvonimir Sordo. This person was a fire-fighting coach brought in by the Cologne team after the former Cologne coach Daum suddenly left. He took over the team in June 2009, and the results he led last season were pretty good. They managed to avoid relegation and ranked 13th in the Bundesliga, with 38 points, 7 points higher than the teams in the relegation zone.
This season, he only led the Cologne team to play 9 rounds, with a score of 1 win, 2 draws, 6 losses and 5 points. The top management of the Cologne team was not satisfied with his performance in leading the team. He was fired directly and Schaefer was brought in to put out the fire.
To be honest, after Schaefer took over the team, his performance in leading the team was also very good.
From the time he took over the team to the time he resigned, he led Cologne in a total of 24 official games and achieved 10 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses, including 9 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses in the league, bringing 30 points to Cologne. .
This result is already very impressive for a relegation team.
To be honest, the senior management of the Cologne team is very satisfied with Schaefer's leadership performance. They also believe that Schaefer can successfully lead the team to avoid relegation.
However, after the Cologne team led by Schaefer defeated Nuremberg 1-0 in the 28th round of the league, the Cologne team lost to direct relegation competitor Monchenglad 1-5, 1-3, and 1:4. Bach, Stuttgart and Wolfsburg, this directly caused the originally promising relegation prospects to become confusing, and now they are only three points ahead of the relegation zone.
Even if they lose in these games, the most important thing is to lose to a direct competitor who is relegated. This is simply giving the opponent six points. No wonder the die-hard fans of Cologne are so angry.
It was because of this result that Schaefer received death threats from die-hard Cologne fans.
It is said that these death threat letters were sent to Schaefer's home, and Schaefer's family was frightened.
Moreover, these die-hard Cologne fans are still cooking banners at the training base: "If there is any problem with the team, we will beat you to death!"
The next opponents are Bayer Leverkusen, Munich 1860 and Schalke 04. These teams are difficult to deal with and they are likely to be unwinnable.
Schaefer couldn't bear the pressure and chose to resign directly.
To be honest, the senior management of the Cologne team really did not expect Schaefer to resign suddenly, which caught them off guard. Because at this time, Schaefer resigned and he did not have time to find a replacement, which immediately caused Cologne's top management to be in chaos.
The Cologne team's senior management tried their best to persuade but ultimately failed to change Schaefer's decision. In the end, Cologne team Tong Yilai resigned. The Cologne team has no way to find a suitable replacement in the short term. It has only been three games and the pressure is still so great that few people dare to take over. Therefore, the Cologne team asked the team's sports director Fink to take over temporarily and lead the team to play these three games to help the team avoid relegation.
When Funk took over, he told the Cologne players that he took over the team to avoid relegation. He hoped that the Cologne players could show their strongest fighting spirit and strength this season. They have to avoid relegation.
After taking over the team, Funk led the team to a 2-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen at his home court, which gave Cologne players and fans hope. And in this game, the Cologne players showed a completely different state. It was obvious that they really worked hard.
Originally everyone thought that Cologne would definitely occupy a relegation spot, but after the game against Leverkusen, everyone changed their views.
The Cologne team is strong.
At this time, even facing the championship contending 1860 Munich, the Cologne players were still full of confidence. To be honest, Cologne people are full of confidence in this game. Now Cologne's players feel that they can defeat any opponent.
Cologne star Podolski said this when being interviewed by media reporters: "Yes, our Cologne team is indeed a relegation team, and Munich 1860 is indeed a championship team, but so what? Our Cologne team is indeed a relegation team. There is no need for any team to be inferior, we will definitely win this game. You believe me, I am confident."
The media reporters all saw that Podolski was really confident and not just pretending.
Obviously, since the last game against Leverkusen, all the Cologne players have changed. Obviously, these are all brought by Fink. Of course, it is also very possible that Schaefer's resignation has stimulated them. Anyway, at this time, the Cologne people are like lions that have woken up. They are not afraid of anyone, and they are also very ferocious. Now they just want to eat meat.
Podolski also said: "We have made all the preparations now. I also know that Tong Yi is the best new coach in the Bundesliga this year. He will definitely be the best new coach in the Bundesliga this season. Moreover, I believe He is also capable of being elected as the best coach of the Bundesliga for half the year, and the team he leads is very powerful. But I’m sorry, the victory of this game is determined by our Cologne team!”
Yes, Podolsky is so crazy and determined.
Podolski also said: "Not only in this round, but in all the remaining games this season, our Cologne team will win. Cologne fans, you can rest assured that our Cologne team will not be relegated this season. We will stay in the Bundesliga forever."
Podolski took on the responsibility of a captain at this time. At this time, his words gave confidence to the Cologne players and also gave confidence to the Cologne fans.
This makes Cologne fans believe in them very much. It unites the entire Cologne team, with one heart and one mind, just to fight for relegation.
Cologne fans all like Podolski very much, Podolski is their hero. They also believe in Podolski's words. This season, they will definitely successfully avoid relegation.
Therefore, at this time, many fans of the Cologne team went to Munich. They were going to support their team away from home, and they wanted to watch their team avoid relegation. They want to stand with their team, and they want to be the strongest backing for the Cologne players.
Podolski continued: "Of course, I know very well that Munich 1860 is very strong. But don't worry, we have made all preparations and we can beat any team. Please believe in us. This We will win every game!"
This is not the first time Podolski has said such things, which shows that Podolski is really very confident.
Tong Yi naturally saw the reaction of the Cologne people, and he was also shocked. Sure enough, the relegation team is really difficult to beat.
When Tong Yi was interviewed by media reporters, he said: "To be honest, Cologne is difficult to deal with. They are one of the most difficult teams to deal with now. It is still very difficult for us to defeat them. We must go all out. More importantly, we Munich 1860 cannot afford to lose this game, we need the championship!"
Tong Yi is right. Munich 1860 really cannot afford to lose in this game.
At this time, they were already behind Dortmund. If they lost again, they would have no chance of catching up with Dortmund. Because they are far behind Dortmund in terms of goal difference. Even if they are tied, Dortmund will win the championship.
Therefore, Munich 1860 really cannot afford to lose.
Tong Yi continued: "I know that the clones have been in good shape recently, and their mentality is also very amazing. They have shown a different momentum. But there is no way, we Munich 1860 must win, we cannot afford to lose."
The media reporters nodded one after another, thinking that Tong Yi was right.
In this game, Munich 1860 will definitely have a fight with Cologne. Suddenly, they felt that this game seemed to be very interesting to watch, and it should also be very exciting. So they were all looking forward to this game and were waiting for this game to start.
De Bruyne, the top star of Munich 1860, also accepted an interview with media reporters. He said: "To be honest, I have no special impression of Cologne, but I watched their game against Leverkusen in the last round. Come on, they are very strong. I really don’t understand how they fell to relegation. They should be strong. We will definitely go all out in this game and we will not take it lightly. Don’t worry, we We are fully prepared.”
However, media reporters and fans are a little unconvinced by De Bruyne.
Because Munich 1860's status has been up and down recently. They have not won a game recently either losing or drawing. Munich 1860 may not be able to win this game.
Even before the game, there were more people who were optimistic about Cologne than those who were optimistic about Munich 1860. This is a bit outrageous, very outrageous.
At this time, both fans from both sides and other teams paying attention to this game are full of expectations for this game, and they all want to see the result of this game.
