We're all very pleased to hear this tune. The Schwarzwaldverein has only lost thrice in 17 fixtures played in the new calendar year. Good on the FCU for the win, but also for showing mercy.Ī nice little turn of the tables from Christian Streich's Breigauer, who avenged the defeat of the "Hin-runde", beat Bochum (their previous Pokal opponent) in time to gain a little traction ahead of Tuesday's semi-finals clash with the HSV, and continued their overall strong start 2022. Die Eisernen got a little too playful to convert their chances into a 5-0 halftime lead like Dortmund did. What Eintracht starters remained were totally exhausted. Union Berlin went ahead and got playful with the SGE also-rans. What took place in Köpenick was undeniably fun, just not what one could rightly classify as a top flight German football match. Having seen our long yearned for wish come true, suffice to say it's sometimes worth being careful what one wishes for. The former Hoffenheim and Stuttgart benchwarmer hadn't featured in the Bundesliga since 2016. Truly something to see Jens Grahl slated in goal when the team sheets were released. So too was keeper Kevin Trapp on the spurious basis of a slight wrist sprain. The recently returned Sebastian Rode was also given the day off. After the Camp Nou "white out", SGE trainer Oliver Glasner rested Raphael Santos Borré, Ansgar Knauff, and Daichi Kamada. We all finally got what we wanted and then some. One wonders how far his name can carry him. Brought in to mold the team with his former FCB II players, Honeneß has done just that and still failed. If Hoeneß fails to qualify for Europe for the second consecutive season with a roster of this caliber, one should seriously question the competence of his regime. The remaining schedule-which pits the TSG against Freiburg, Frankfurt, and Leverkusen-isn't much of a help either. Still plenty of time for Hoeneß' team to turn the tables, even if wins from Köln and Union didn't help. Fürth grew in confidence and kept organized more easily down the stretch. Play out of the back nevertheless lacked sufficient bite early on. The TSG defensive ranks-having pitched Havard Nordtveit after his disastrous performance last week-were better organized with Kevin Vogt anchoring the back-three. The German national team sensation returned to Hoeneß' starting XI after serving suspension, but could not buy an accurate cross despite being very lively on the left. Now winless in four and languishing in eighth place on 45 points, the European dream begins to slip away for the "Hopp-lites".Ī particularly bad game for former Greuther Fürth star David Raum. For those keeping track, six goals from Hoffenheim against Fürth in the reverse fixture. None from Hoeneß' crew when they absolutely needed them. Sebastian Hoeneß' Kraichgauer could only manage a tame 0-0 draw against dead-last SpVgg Greuther Fürth over at the PreZero Arena.
Not much else out of this sputtering engine.įairly big story out of one of Germany's other Rhein-Neckar club this weekend. Having been forced to watch this broken, choppy, and boring midfield slog as part of this column's commitment to thoroughness, this writer isn't entirely sure what "chances" VfB actors are referring to. The lone difference this week concerns the fact that the Stuttgart story wasn't strictly about ineffectualness on the xG front. That's the only real lesson one can draw from the drab 0-0 in Mainz. Period.Īt this point, one might as well pre-write the "rue missed chances" headline before the match.
This version of the "wild boys" is simply too young and inexperienced for this level. Omar Marmoush could neither sort his feet out nor connect with either his axial partner or his lead-striker. This week we've nothing more than an all-too-familiar tale to tell. Similar to the construction crews who work the Württemberger streets, they can never finish. Much like block facades of the actual town of Stuttgart itself, this team simply can't shake its incurable case of the "uglies".
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