The course of the season so far at the second division club Karlsruher SC shows how fast-moving the football business can sometimes be. After a miserable start to the season, KSC is now riding a small wave of success.
Karlsruhe (dpa / lsw) - It can go so fast: With the third win in a row, Karlsruher SC has gotten in touch with the top teams in the 2nd Bundesliga. After the 6-0 gala performance at Jahn Regensburg last weekend, a confident 2-0 home win against Hansa Rostock followed on Saturday.
KSC coach Christian Eichner was "very happy" with his team's performance, "because the boys stuck to what we told them: play patiently, stay in possession, prepare attacks well," said the coach . This moment is doing the team very, very well, he added. "Because we know that in the league it can sometimes be the other way around."
A few weeks ago, KSC was still in the bottom of the table and the performances shown did not give the impression that Baden could make a big leap up within a few games. "Everyone in the whole club and in the whole city felt like they were shitting their pants," said left-back Philip Heise.
The 31-year-old gave KSC the lead against Hansa with a remarkable long-range shot (18'). Malik Batmaz, who was served by strike partner Fabian Schleusener, made it 2-0 (40'). Together, the duo have made the departure of Philipp Hofmann, who was so important in the previous season, to VfL Bochum forgotten.
Despite the convincing performance against Rostock, Eichner still saw room for improvement in his team. The 39-year-old criticized, among other things, the exploitation of chances.
In order for KSC to continue its successful streak, the goal tally at Hamburger SV should improve next weekend. In any case, the Karlsruhers should not lack self-confidence before the game on Saturday evening against the promotion favorites after the last performances shown.
