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Who or what is the GOAT? “GOAT” stands for the title “Greatest of all time”. Since last weekend, the name Tom Brady is on everyone’s lips, after the quarterback of the New England Patriots won his sixth title in the Super Bowl, and thus caught up in the eternal leaderboard with the great basketball idol. Which of the athletes is now the best of all times is probably in the personal sense of each individual. If you are currently in Bremen after the GOAT, the name Claudio Pizarro is certainly not less frequently mentioned than that of Tom Brady. In Hamburg, especially in the district of St. Pauli is again another candidate hot in the race. We are talking about Alexander Meier, the striker-star of the Kiez-Club, who returned to his old love. Maybe Meier is not necessarily the GOAT, but the addition “football god” he has already earned during his time in Frankfurt.
At the latest after his double on the last matchday against Union Berlin and the winning goal in injury time, the attacker has arrived on the Elbe again and has great goals with his old and new club. Due to the threesome, the North Germans have jumped past Cologne on the second place in the table and the rise is within reach. Ironically, St. Pauli has to compete in Cologne and making a prediction for this top match is not so easy. As a favorite, the hosts from the Rhine metropolis are very clearly traded. Hamburg could even pass by city rivals HSV with a win and take over the league standings. The Rothosen have the chance to counter their goal against Dynamo Dresden on Monday.
Cologne:
Is the 1st FC Cologne mature enough for the league in the Bundesliga? The team of Markus Anfang undoubtedly possesses the necessary playful class. Offensively, the FC, who with 47 goals to Paderborn makes the second best attack, already burned one or the other fireworks. In addition, in the ranks of the Domstädter Simon Terodde – Toptorjäger in league 2 – represented. “Tor-odde” is already at 22 goals this season (after 18 games) and has hit twice as often as the runners Lukas Hinterseer, Philipp Klement and Pascal Testroet. All this does not change the fact that Cologne regularly leaves unnecessary points behind and makes life difficult for itself. At the last game before the winter break at home against Bochum, as well as at the kick-off in the New Year at the Alte Försterei in Berlin, the protégés of Markus Anfang were visually the dominating team.
However, the high-ranking formation is vulnerable to counterattack, which punished top teams like the VfL and the Iron Merciless. After these two defeats, it was perhaps not so bad that the game in Aue was canceled at the weekend due to unplayability of the lawn. So there was enough time to prepare for the top match on Friday night. That Cologne against St. Pauli in the odds of bookmakers is very clear front, although the guests of the Elbe in the table rank in front of the Effzeh, shows that overall the home side will be rated as the actually better team and win the game. But the subjunctive is something in football that nobody can buy from. The Domstädter have to put their horsepower back on the road, stand better in the back and, above all, make better use of their chances to score. Even if this does not look like it with 47 goals this season, the chances are far from satisfactory.
Which personal changes Markus Anfang will try to return to the successful track is open. All that is certain is that Jonas Hector is back on board. The national player can act either in the back left or in the defensive midfield. In the latter case Johannes Geis would have to give way to the bank. Attacking is next to Simon Terodde Dominick Drexler set. If he is used on the right wing, Werder new signing Florian Kainz on the left wing would be an option. In addition, a double point with Jhon Cordoba is conceivable. Markus Anfang can not complain about a lack of alternatives. Maybe even Lasse Sobiech is an alternative again. The strong defensive defender has been injured since the beginning of October and will definitely be in the squad again. If Jannes Horn, whose use is also still a question mark, will not be fit in time, a start-up deployment by Sobiech against his former club is not unlikely.
St. Pauli:
The FC St. Pauli has provided with the 3: 2 win against Union Berlin for one of the highlights of the season so far. The encounter was already very explosive in the current table constellation anyway. The two traditional clubs with their atmospheric fans provided under floodlights for the right setting in a dramatic game at the end. The story of Alex Meier crowned the fairy tale from the point of view of the Hamburg finally. Despite all the euphoria, there are only three points left for the victory against the Iron and the way to a possible ascent is still long for the Kiez kickers.
Important was the positive reaction after the defeat at the beginning of the year in Darmstadt. The fact that Alex Meier strikes as a newcomer is doubly important for the North club. With Dimitrios Diamantakos and Henk Veerman missing two attackers injured. Also Philipp Ziereis will be out with his cruciate ligament tear on the defensive for a long time. These injuries, paired with the Kiez kicker’s appearance on Monday, will not cause Markus Kauczinski to make any major changes to the starting eleven for the match against Cologne. With Johannes Flum and Daniel Buballa, the coach may have no other choice. Both players have received a slap in the ribs against Union and had to pause on Wednesday in training. Whether it will be enough for a job on Friday will be decided spontaneously.
The question of which tactical orientation St. Pauli will act with is exciting. First, of course, it’s about getting a grip on the home side’s strong offensive. Even you will probably try it in the game forward with high, long balls. Alex Meier can act as a Pressbock and provide his assassin Sami Allagui with balls. More secret plans can only be guessed. “There will be changes,” Kauczinski hinted. In addition, the coach practiced in the usual understatement and described the opponent as the best team in the league.
FC Koln vs St. Pauli head to head matches
02.09.18 2BUN St. Pauli FC Koln 3 : 5
04.05.14 2BUN FC Koln St. Pauli 4 : 0
29.11.13 2BUN St. Pauli FC Koln 0 : 3
18.02.13 2BUN St. Pauli FC Koln 0 : 1
17.09.12 2BUN FC Koln St. Pauli 0 : 0