FC Köln 25/07/25

[Ryy]

 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Would suspect we'll send a stronger XI to this than the other one. And then basically the first XI to start against Fiorentina. 

[ALC Fox]

FINALLY!

 

A clash between the two teams who have won the second tier a record number of times in England and Germany.

 

Love a Köln kit btw. Shame they're about €90.

 

[TonyN11]

The Ron Robert-Zieler derby  

[Sol thewall Bamba]

31 minutes ago, ALC Fox said:

FINALLY!

 

A clash between the two teams who have won the second tier a record number of times in England and Germany.

 

Love a Köln kit btw. Shame they're about €90.

 

A friendly at their ground would have been quality. Went there with Bochum a couple of seasons back, wicked stadium and away end. 

[lanefox]

 1. FC Köln, a German professional football club based in Cologne. The club's home stadium is the RheinEnergieSTADION. They are also known for their mascot, a goat named Hennes. 

 

Thanks Gemini

[ClaphamFox]

1 hour ago, ALC Fox said:

FINALLY!

 

A clash between the two teams who have won the second tier a record number of times in England and Germany.

 

Love a Köln kit btw. Shame they're about €90.

 

"Holders of the record for winning most second tier titles in your country, you'll never si.....oh."

[Lesterlad]

1 hour ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

A friendly at their ground would have been quality. Went there with Bochum a couple of seasons back, wicked stadium and away end. 

Went there in 2006 World Cup. Love the stadium 

[Trav Le Bleu]

This team stinks.

[Lambert09]

When did world football stop calling them Cologne? 

[MC Prussian]

1. FC Köln, the German Leicester.

[fazzyfox]

Have a feeling someone will be scent off!

[HoustonFox]

12 hours ago, TonyN11 said:

The Ron Robert-Zieler derby  

He has very soft hands. @The_77 will confirm 

[PhillippaT]

1 hour ago, HoustonFox said:

He has very soft hands. @The_77 will confirm 

Been on the Fairy Liquid, huh?  

[Cincinnati Fox]

They are a good week if not 2 behind us in pre season.

season starts with cup game 17th and league 24th

[Aleksz]

Based on the Lviv line up, im guessing - 

 

Stolarcyzk

 

Ricardo

Coady

Vestergaard

Justin

 

Skipp

Winks

 

Fatawu

Monga

Mavididi

 

Ayew

 

Kristiansen, Aluko, Page, McAteer left over off the top of my head that I've seen out there. 

[Ric Flair]

7 minutes ago, Aleksz said:

Based on the Lviv line up, im guessing - 

 

Stolarcyzk

 

Ricardo

Coady

Vestergaard

Justin

 

Skipp

Winks

 

Fatawu

Monga

Mavididi

 

Ayew

 

Kristiansen, Aluko, Page, McAteer left over off the top of my head that I've seen out there. 

Yeah that looks about right. Wait until McAteer starts over Monga though.

[Aleksz]

Just now, Ric Flair said:

Yeah that looks about right. Wait until McAteer starts over Monga though.

Did wonder if he might experiment with playing McAteer more centrally as some have suggested on here. 

[RowlattsFox]

4 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Yeah that looks about right. Wait until McAteer starts over Monga though.

I think McAteer will start but it will be Fatawu who doesn't. 

[Scotch]

20 minutes ago, Aleksz said:

Did wonder if he might experiment with playing McAteer more centrally as some have suggested on here. 

Makes sense. There isn't an obvious #10 choice to play in this game when considering the other squad. Him, Monga or Page. Probably the latter. 

 

I hope he does try Mcateer there. I think he is far more suited. 

[Ric Flair]

2 minutes ago, Scotch said:

Makes sense. There isn't an obvious #10 choice to play in this game when considering the other squad. Him, Monga or Page. Probably the latter. 

 

I hope he does try Mcateer there. I think he is far more suited. 

McAteer is not a 10, got absolutely no ability to create. He's a runner. If he's going to play centrally then it should be as an 8 or even as the striker.

[ParkerPen]

1 hour ago, Ric Flair said:

McAteer is not a 10, got absolutely no ability to create. He's a runner. If he's going to play centrally then it should be as an 8 or even as the striker.

8 could work, even possibly striker. agree though, never a 10

[FoxesFourLife]

Fatawu won't start 30 mins will be enough then 60 against Fiorentina bring him back slow don't want to break him. 

[RowlattsFox]

McAteer wouldn't be your traditional number 10 but I could see the benefit of him in an attacking central midfielder kind of role, probably allows to have 2 out and out wingers as McAteer covers some of the defensive side of things. 

[ronnup]

Ayew could, COULD get a hat full in the championship with a full season up front