The kickers erlangen from the fubball-kreisklasse 1 ER/PEG installed felix weyh as successor of trainer rene ebert before the season. The new coach has settled in very well and feels at home at his new club – only in sporting terms things are not really going well yet.
It is felix weyh’s first coaching stop as head coach. The kickers erlangen gave the only 26-year-old the chance, the commitment works on the human level so far also flawlessly. "It was in any case the right decision, I get along with the people here super clear. Everything here is friendly, and after training we like to have a drink together", the training manager is pleased.
So everything actually looks quite good for the kickers from erlangen, if it weren’t for the sporting aspects. Rank 13 and only twelve collected payers mean currently relegation fight. The coach also has an explanation for the low points yield: "the sporting situation is the result of the low participation in training", says weyh. "At the opening training there were still over 30 people for both teams, now there are on average maybe twelve men."
With such a high turnout, it is naturally difficult to practice routines and rehearse game systems," he says. "That’s news to those in charge, but it was foreseeable for everyone that it would be difficult," he says, reports the training manager and adds: "there was a complete upheaval in the summer. It takes time for everything to settle down again."
Not ideal conditions
But apart from the change in the squad, the new training conditions may also be playing a role in the kickers’ poor points haul. Since this season, they have been training on the FSV erlangen-bruck pitch. "The conditions are very very bad", emphasizes weyh. "We have to subordinate ourselves to the FSV, the field conditions are simply not good." The bad turf does not necessarily increase the desire to play football, which also explains some of the poor training attendance. So one thing leads to another – and the team is left with only twelve points after the preliminary round.
But the season is still long and for the kickers, who are currently not on a relegation spot, everything is possible. "I think we are on the right track", weyh emphasizes: "we get along very well with each other, the atmosphere in the team is very positive. Only on sunday on the field it hapert evenly still." But it was clear that things would not continue as they had in the first two years, when the newly founded club celebrated two brilliant promotions in a row.
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