Munich – It was supposed to be a pre-Christmas party. One on which coach Argirios Giannikis plays Christkind and gives the sixty fans a three-point package in the last home game of the year. But it was nothing. The sports club from Verl celebrates the festival. It's a real shooting festival.
TSV 1860 Munich: Lions fans leave the stadium after the 0:3
First one, then two, then three, then four, then the sixth home bankruptcy was just around the corner. And the numbers 0 and 4 on the scoreboard above the west curve. The white and blue Christmas spirit didn't even emerge on Saturday evening. Even the stadium DJ couldn't change that, as he played one Christmas classic after another after the final whistle.
Many of the Lions supporters had long since left the Grünwald stadium and had already left for the Christmas market after the 3-0 defeat by Verl's Julian Stark (77'). One or two sixty-footers would have been too happy to oblige in order to forget the clap for at least a moment over a mulled wine.
Kwadwo: “We did well in the initial phase”
But everyone had to stay there. Giannikis had something to tell his team and formed a circle on the field. “I told them that I was not happy with the way they behaved after the 2-0 loss,” revealed the lion tamer.
There should be approval from the fans for this – in contrast to the coach himself. Because from the second goal onwards, a shrill concert of whistles rang out from the stands with clearly understandable shouts of “coach out” towards the interior.
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A blue home drama – right? The players try to cling to the (few) positive things. “I think we did well in the early stages,” explained own-goal scorer Leroy Kwadwo. According to the defender, the system change to a three-man chain with youngster Sean Dulic also worked “relatively well”.
Defense colleague Max Reinthaler agreed with the supposedly positive performance: “We have the only chance to score until the 30th minute.” But the truth is also: a real offensive attraction looks different.
TSV 1860: Werner and Kozuki are sent off
Why did you still come under such defeat against the twelfth place in the table? There is no consensus about this in the lion camp. “I would say that the red card was the sticking point,” explained Kwadwo. Reinthaler also saw it that way: “The red card is 100% very unpleasant against such a strong team.”
That's exactly what caused tempers to rise at Giesing's heights for the first time after half an hour. Soichiro Kozuki stepped on Fynn Otto's slipper during a lion attack and was therefore sent off – as was sports boss Christian Werner for protesting. “It’s all the more bitter because it was the first time you had the chance to be dangerous,” Giannikis said angrily.
After the defeat, Jacobsen made it clear: “The 2-0 defeat just f***ed us up a bit.”
But the 44-year-old did not see Kozuki's red card as a turning point: “The crucial point was the goal conceded before half-time.” His captain again had a different opinion. “The 0:2 just f***ed us up a bit,” Jacobsen said clearly. What is undisputed, however, is that TSV 1860 remains consistently inconsistent this season.
But according to the 27-year-old, this also means that after a home low, an away high could follow – next Saturday we'll be heading to the Erzgebirge for the end of the year. Giannikis was also combative: “We’re going to Aue to take three points.” It would be a small consolation gift under the Christmas tree. The biggest wish at the moment would probably be the return of home strength.
