Before Derby: What Cologne and Leverkusen should do better

Weekend Long Faces: How to do 1. Can FC Cologne and Bayer Leverkusen deal with scoring against Hoffenheim and Bayern?
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Bayer Leverkusen and 1. Not much common to FC Cole, the mutual hatred of fan groups has been firmly established for decades, and no one treats others as black under the nail.

Before next Sunday’s (3:30 pm, LIVE! Kicker) match, despite the sad things, there are some things in common: Cologne and Leverkusen are both in shock after their five-goal bankruptcy, one is indeed seeking explanations for it and eager to make amends for the next game Is.

Scri and Aranguis are missing again

For this project, both clubs hope that key players will regain health. According to reports, this will not work with the two key players. Cologne’s Ellis Skri will miss the World Cup qualifier against Leverkusen in Mauritania due to a knee injury. His teammate, Bayer Leverkusen’s Chilean Charles Aranguiz, on the other hand, was missing anyway during Thursday’s Europa League match at Real Betis.

The other two problem children on Cologne’s side are Dijan Lupicic and Jonas Hector, who have to deal with their infection early on. Licensed player boss Thomas Kessler: “We have to give them some time, but I think they’ll be training with the team again in a week.”

This, on the other hand, applies to Xiel Palacios. The Argentine midfielder returned from the international game with a severe cold, while his coach Gerardo Zion was cautiously confident: “We have to watch day by day.”

Cologne does not have to change its path, it has to rediscover itself

Verbal restoration work has been going on in Cologne since the final whistle in Cincy. Analyzes of the 0: 5 applause will show that FC’s path does not need to change anything, they need to figure it out a lot more. You didn’t run in Hoffenheimers because you ran against them. But the structure of the team collapsed too early. Arrogance did not stop FC, but rather it was the lack of courage and the constant problem of occupying the right rooms that eventually led to bankruptcy.

If possible, do not do this again. A double sixer is expected against Bayer, which should block Versilps from the center and keep the pitch around their own goal as short as possible so as not to give Bayer’s sprinters half breaks. 4-2-3-1 is not a foreign organization for coach Stephen Palmcord. FC has two sixes with Salih Iskan (who he saw better than many critics in Cincy) as the front defensive part of the chain and Lujubic as a creative box-to-box player who can fill this role.

Bayer has not yet been able to cope with such projects due to international commitment. Betis was an undesirable host, like Worksfell, who won the first two games. In Leverkusen too, nothing is fundamentally questioned after 1: 5 against Bayer, but the coach will show his team how valuable organization, compactness, aggressive full defense with defense and appropriate assignment to the opponent is. One thing is clear: if these defensive elements disappear, 1. FC will be tough against Köln as well.