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The reasons for the first half of the season at FC

Author: Herbert Bucco

After a great preliminary round, Steffen Baumgart thanks the fans of 1. FC Köln (December 19, 2021).

1. FC Köln closed a sensational preliminary round in the Bundesliga with 25 points. Steffen has led the FC in a very short time in the upper half of the table. These are the reasons for the Cologne Christmas fairy tale.

In Cologne the Christmas tree shines (gart)! 1. FC Köln really deserved the happy festivities after a great first half of the season with an incredible 25 points. After the club narrowly escaped relegation last season, Steffen Baumgart (49) sensationally led FC to eighth place during the winter break. The reasons for the Cologne Christmas fairy tale.

Home strength

Steffen Baumgart turned the Rhein-Energie-Stadion into a fortress. FC scored 18 of their 25 points in Müngsdorf, making only one slip in the 2-0 draw against FC Augsburg. While Cologne was chronically weak at home under Markus Gisdol (52), FC occupied a strong fifth place in the home table at the break. The fans were also a decisive factor in this, and unfortunately they have to stay outside again for the time being.

Golden hand

What Steffen Baumgart tackles becomes with the 1. FC Köln to gold. This is especially true for his substitute players. No other Bundesliga coach changes as successfully as Baumgart. The Cologne Joker Kings have already been involved in twelve goals – five hits and seven assists. This is league top.

Steffen Baumgart gives Anthony Modeste a second goal spring

Comeback kings

Cologne’s kickers are the comeback kings of the league. The Baumgart boys scored a total of 13 points after falling behind – including three wins. Here, too, FC is the front runner in the first half of the season.

Gate Whisperer

Anthony Modeste (33) has mutated from long-term care to life insurance. Baumgart hat breathed new life into “Tony”. Because he now has the unconditional trust of the coach, the Frenchman snaps as in the euro season. “Tony Double Pack” has already scored eleven league goals, eight of them per capita. No first division player has achieved that in the first half of the season.

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The second row that doesn’t exist

“There is no team A or B”, Steffen Baumgart emphasized again and again. And that’s what the FC coach means. The team spirit and solidarity are a real bargaining chip for FC. Almost every professional got his chance in the first half of the season. Potential prank candidates like Kingsley Schindler (28) or Louis Schaub (26) pays back their trust with strong performances, especially in the final spurt. Baumgart’s open and honest art is popular with the players. In the cup in Stuttgart, the supposed “backbenchers” even made it into the next round. At the time, Modeste scored twice in the 2-0 away win, but Baumgart had almost only called up supposed reservists in his starting line-up.

Ball possession soccer ball

FC finally has the ball again. After football was characterized by passivity in recent years, Baumgart relies on active full-throttle football. Only Bayern and Gladbach shot at goal more often than FC (247 shots). FC has an average of 55 percent possession of the ball, making it one of the top five Bundesliga teams with the most games. The value also means a new club record.

One-on-one monsters

Under Baumgart they work at FC football. The FC has developed into one of the strongest duels in the league. The Baumgart-Elf conducts 209 man-to-man duels per game – and wins 51 percent of them.

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