Cologne / Fürth - The much-needed sense of achievement, the "happiness", was again absent. "If we had won, would be the joy of been there," railed FC manager Michael Meier with a late equalizer for a 2-2 Result in Fuerth.
According to Meier's words, the FC team was lost modified this "joy". Not a good prerequisite for the targeted promotion, the must-climb. The "joy" is not a newly introduced himself, because the FC had once again punished themselves. A 2:0-leadership is not enough to win - as already in labor, where the FC was defeated in the end even with 3:4. And also in Aachen, two away goals were even too little - at the end of FC lost 2:3.
"We have awarded a big point," Thomas Broich was served after the final whistle in Fuerth. The FC Annual 2008 - very poor. Of 15 possible points, the team won only six.
Of course, Patrick Helmes and Milivoje Novakovic could have decided the game if they had used their big chance to make it 3-1. But the duo had the FC scorers saved too often left alone and so far achieved are 26 of the 40 gates of Cologne.
Once again, the FC slept in the backward movement. "Goals are 30 for a top team too much," said Meier, "while we wanted to build on the break-even game of 1860." What did not succeed.
Taste this defense the rise? Of the first eight teams of the 2nd League has only conceded conceded more labor Movers (31). A look back and augurs poorly.
The comparison with the rise in 2005, 2003, 2000: As far as the yield point, the FC 2008, far behind. But not only there. The FC would never let on so many clean sheets as now (see tables). In the 1999/2000 season it was after 22 Matchday even only 18 And yet the last climb of 2005, the FC with a goal difference of 62:33.
The 2007/2008 season is tough as a gum. But the chance of advancement is always still there - because the competition is significantly weakens. "Everything is totally tight. If we win now against Koblenz, sees something much better, "makes itself Mut.Es helmet looks like that will be enough for the third promotion place less than 60 points. And therefore must make the FC or hopes. Despite this "defense".
