A few days later, the smell of the climb has not yet disappeared. In Alemannia’s press room it still smells of the beer showers that the coach happily endured last weekend. Even the coaching chairs are still damp, and the olfactory memory of one of the most exciting weekends in the club’s history is only slowly disappearing. The players were therefore given a few days off “to sort through all the pictures on the hard drive,” says Heiner Backhaus.
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On Labor Day, all the champions returned to training in a “people’s festival atmosphere,” as the 42-year-old puts it. The spontaneous party is over, the time until the big planned party at the end of May should be taken “as seriously” in terms of sport. The coaches can point out the season finale, which is a cup final. All footballers want to qualify for a final appearance in the last game of the promotion season.
Player announces – unintentionally – move to Tivoli
So far Alemannia has Aachen No new addition announced yet. A player did this – unintentionally. Soufiane El-Faouzi, who currently plays for Fortuna Düsseldorf II, has publicly posted his need for accommodation from June 1st on an apartment search platform. “I’m moving to Alemannia Aachen,” said the defensive midfielder. Erdal Celik, Alemannia’s technical director, classifies the 21-year-old as “very strong and technically outstanding”. He did not want to comment on the announcement of the Düsseldorf regular player. “I don’t say anything about rumors.”
The Aachen coaches returned to the ceremony site at the Tivoli on Tuesday, a day earlier than necessary. But there is enough work and the game plan does not take championship celebrations into account. Ilyas Trenz spontaneously went to the North Sea for two days, inhaled the sea air, switched off, unwinded, and answered countless messages. “That was the best weekend of my life,” says the young assistant coach. “The impressions will never leave me again.”
Alemannia will play in the regional soccer league against SC Wiedenbrück on Saturday, and the two best teams of the second half of the season will meet on the small, uneven pitch. “We will need good solutions to get their five-man chain moving,” says Trenz. “They are playing really bravely, it will be a big challenge.”
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The hosts’ coach is former Aachen player Daniel Brinkmann. The 38-year-old sits next to Heiner Backhaus on the school desk in the ongoing Pro license course. This is also a reason to avoid defeat. “I really don’t want to be teased about a Wiedenbrücker victory in the next few months,” says Backhaus. His course colleague is betting that the party is still a bit in the minds of the people of Aachen. “Of course we also hope that after the promotion celebrations on Saturday a certain level of fatigue will set in at some point,” says Brinkmann.
Winning the title early gives Backhaus the opportunity to temporarily rest some players who have gone beyond their (pain) limits in the past few weeks. “We made a few mistakes,” admits the coach. Basti Müller even gets a 14-day break so that his meniscus can recover. The outplayed Kilian Pagliuca is also not in the squad on Saturday, nor is the injured Freddy Baum.
This is how players who recently had low playing times start. The coaches want Uli Bapoh to see that he can play 90 minutes and not just be a part-time worker. Vincent Schaub has not yet logged a single minute of competition this year due to a persistent Achilles tendon injury. “He is training very well and now he has to take advantage of his chance. I’m really looking forward to him.” Nils Winter will also be deployed again in Wiedenbrück. “He needs to be more competitive again.”
The championship bus only arrives on the day of the match; the money for an overnight stay is saved after promotion is secured. The players will not be traveling alone. Around 1,000 fans will accompany the champions this time too. “There is not a single reason for me on this planet not to fight for every blade of grass in a competitive game. We demand that, every player makes the promise with his signature,” says Backhaus. Not negotiable.
Possible setup: Johnen – Winter, Hanraths, Rumpf, Afamefuna – Bapoh, Schwermann, Strujic – Schaub, Töpken, Heinz
referee: Kristijan Rajkovski (Remscheid)
Balance sheet: 12 wins/4 draws/3 defeats/33:15 goals
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2024-05-03 17:45:51
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