1. FC Köln welcome Karlsruher SC to the RheinEnergieSTADION on Sunday, 29th September at 13:30 CEST. FC head coach, Gerhard Struber and Head of Football, Thomas Kessler faced the media at the pre-match press conference.
Gerhard Struber spoke about…
…fitness: “Mark Uth and Luca Kilian are still absent. Dejan Ljubicic is ready to play and at 100%. Max Finkgräfe is fully in training and is able to feature. Florian Kainz is taking big steps, the game is a little too early for him. It looks like he’ll be to load fully next week.”
…Karlsruher SC: “KSC seem to be very good when it comes to making decisions and their patterns of play. Especially when it comes to being in front of goal. It’s a team that can make a lot out of very little because they have a lot of individual quality up front. Defensively, they’re very stable and are difficult to break down.”
…Budu Zivzivadze: “He is a player that is very good at finishing and has lots of solutions when it comes to close-quarter situations. He doesn’t need many chances and is strong in front of goal. We have to stay tight and not give him space. He’s a deciding factor in this division.”
…the goals for the match: “We want to make more from our chances. We need to be defensively good and keep the opposition away from our goal.”
Thomas Kessler spoke about…
…the meaning of the game: “It’ll be a measuring stick for us. We need to be focused and play well.”
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