Ending! Out of! Over! FC coach Steffen Baumgart (31) can no longer hear the talk about Anthony Modeste (31 / now BVB): “Tony was an important player and that’s the end of the topic.”
Despite the storm shock: Baumgart wants the Leipzig coup!
The coach after the turbulent Modeste days and Timo Werner’s commitment to Saturday’s opponents RB: “We’re happy to talk about the fact that Leipzig has a very high individual quality and a lot of speed. But that’s not what interests me. I’m also not interested in whether they bought space last week and now Werner. Our job is to go to Leipzig and want to win the game!”
But after Modeste’s 20-goal year, who should snap for Cologne this season?
Baumgart passes the storm pressure on to the collective: “If we had four players with eight goals, we would have scored 32 goals and that’s twelve more.” That worked in the 3-1 start win against Schalke. Three different players scored with Kilian, Kainz and Ljubicic. There was no striker…
► It is possible that Baumgart in Leipzig will again let the young Jan Thielmann (20) and Florian Dietz (24) get ahead. Or newcomer Sargis Adamyan (29) could start as the sole leader.
Baumgart: “When I see the guys who are there and stepping on the gas, it’s really nice. They really pull themselves together to walk this path with us.” It remains to be seen whether they will be able to withstand the pressure in the long run. Baumgart doesn’t have many alternatives in the center at the moment: Uth is out, Tigges is playing for the amateurs. And Andersson has been behind for weeks…
Last season, the first leg (1-1) against Leipzig was one of FC’s best performances. The goal scored – sure, Modeste. Baumgart: “That was a game that both could have won. We already know what’s coming, but we want to develop further and play our football.”
Despite the storm shock, Baumgart demands the Leipzig coup!