Timo Horn
The soaring of 1. FC Köln has come to an end. After a 0: 5 bankruptcy at Hoffenheim, the billy goats landed on the hard ground of the facts.
With the ÖFB team players Florian Kainz and Louis Schaub, who came into play for Kainz in the 56th minute, the Cologne team received only their second defeat of the season on matchday eight, the proud series ended after five games without bankruptcy. Christoph Baumgartner and Stefan Posch met on the Kraichgauer's side.
After the weakest performance of the season, the “Effzeh” players foamed as the cult club missed the temporary leap to a Champions League rank. “We let Hoffenheim play and they showed us. We really got on the sack. You have to accept that,” said goalkeeper Timo Horn – still one of the best of a weak Cologne team – after the game at “DAZN” .
Defender Rafael Czichos added: “We made way too many mistakes, weren't aggressive and always one step too late in the duels.”
Success coach Steffen Baumgart, who recently helped the Cologne team to new heights, showed himself to be really pissed off. “We can't do two or three percent less. That doesn't work. We have to be aware that we can get our asses full even against such opponents,” said the 49-year-old.
Baumgart was also self-critical. “It will hurt to look at it again. But we have to come to terms with it and learn the right lessons – also as a coaching team.”
