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Why does a league leader fire his coach? In the fast-paced football business, the layoffs of coaches are now the order of the day. But even teams in first place have already acted. The best-known example is of course in the Bundesliga, FC Bayern, which has regained its place in the sun in the football upper house under Hansi Flick.
The same phenomenon can be seen in the 1. FC Saarbrücken in the Regionalliga Südwest. There the club ranks at the top of the league and has nevertheless changed the trainer. Lukas Kwasniok took over the position of the long successful coach Dirk Lottner. Speaking of changing coaches. Before the Saarbrücken vs. Karlsruhe cup game, it can be predicted that this topic will also be very high among the guests.
Alois Schwartz was released there just two days before the duel on Wednesday. The second division is still considered a slight favorite by the bookmakers, but the odds for a tip on the winner are now very close between Saarbrücken and Karlsruhe.
The match will begin on Wednesday evening at 19:45 p.m. and will take place in the Hermann Neuberger Stadium in Völklingen. There is therefore no video evidence in this game, like in two other cup rounds of the last sixteen. Sören Storks will lead the 90 minutes as impartial.
Saarbrucken:
The dream of advancing into professional football lives more than ever. 1. FC Saarbrücken leads the table of the Regionalliga Südwest with a five point lead. The club absolutely wants to move up to league 3 and therefore puts personal interests behind.
In the rear series, the successful coach Dirk Lottner was fired because the team’s success seemed to be at risk. Now it should judge Lukas Kwasniok, who already has experience in the listening league. With a brilliant 7: 0 shortly before Christmas, the troop from the Saarland said goodbye to the winter break and is only now starting to play again.
It remains to be seen whether this is a disadvantage against the already well-rehearsed Badeners. In the friendly matches, the regional league team has already tried a team from League 2 – but was clearly defeated by SV Darmstadt with 0: 3. The good offensive, which hit 47 goals most often in the league, does not work that day.
The two goalscorers Sebastian Jacob and Fanol Perdedaj, who both scored three times in the 7-0 victory over Koblenz, will not be on the pitch together on Wednesday. Jacob is still in rehab after a knee surgery. Even new signing Stephan Andrist, who moved to the Saar shortly before the end of the transfer period, will not be operational due to an injury.
Still, home fans don’t have to worry too much. The fourth division team has already thrown two higher-class clubs out of the DFB Cup against Cologne and Regensburg. Again, a tip on the odds of the outsiders is not entirely wrong between Saarbrücken and Karlsruhe. In any case, the shape and the momentum speak more for the blue and black.
Karlsruhe:
The previous assistant coach Christian Eichner will be on the sidelines on Wednesday when the KSC will go to the round of 16. Head coach Alois Schwartz was fired just two days before the game. With this, the club pulled the ripcord after a real negative series.
Even before the winter break, the ascent was not going well and there was no improvement at the beginning of 2020 either. On the contrary. After the 0: 1 in Dresden, the home game against Holstein Kiel was lost at the weekend with 0: 2.
In addition to the already very holy defensive (39 goals conceded means the highest value in league 2), the problems in the game are now added. The red card from Rossbach, which resulted in a “three game suspension”, shows how bare the nerves of the Badeners are.
In the cup there is now the chance to escape something from everyday life in the league and to gain confidence with the fourth division team for the relegation battle in the lower house. With Choi, Hanek, Fröde and Mübius, several key players in the squad are still missing due to injuries.
Nevertheless, the individual quality of a second division club should be high enough to prevail against a team that is two classes lower. Between Saarbrücken and Karlsruhe, the forecast can be dared that the mental aspect in particular will be decisive.
Saarbrucken vs Karlsruher head to head matches
23.02.13 3LIG Saarbrucken Karlsruher 0 : 0
02.09.12 3LIG Karlsruher Saarbrucken 3 : 0
16.03.06 2BUN Karlsruher Saarbrucken 2 : 1
25.09.05 2BUN Saarbrucken Karlsruher 1 : 2
16.03.05 2BUN Saarbrucken Karlsruher 3 : 4