At 1860, the next staff quake is looming: sports director Gorenzel is regarding to be eliminated following the 1:2 disgrace in Meppen. Favorite for the post is Benny Lauth.
Was that it for the lions in the promotion fight? The last-minute shock from Oldenburg was followed by a total disgrace at SV Meppen. He hadn’t won in 17 games – and was happy regarding an ideal build-up opponent on Saturday.
Largely helpless and unimaginative lions lost 1:2 (1:1), continued their descent in the table (now 8th place) and scared away their own supporters, who left the Hänsch Arena in droves before the final whistle. Particularly bitter: The winning goal was scored by a player with the stature of a table footballer. Marcos Alvarez, 31, arrived from Cracovia, from the Lions’ former partner club, on the last day of the transfer period. Even SVM coach Stefan Krämer attested to a form and fitness deficit – which did not prevent the German-Spaniard from sending the lions into depression two minutes following his substitution (58th). Nice flick in the corner – a hit that will trigger the next staff tremor in the opponent.
Humiliated by a forward with the stature of a table footballer
Our editors know: After Michael Köllner, Günther Gorenzel is now also on the brink of extinction, the sports manager who fired Köllner eleven days ago and has been the unsuccessful coach ever since. One point from two games once morest relegation candidates – far too little. For your own requirements – and for continued employment. There has been an intensive debate regarding Gorenzel in the committees for a long time. At the center of the criticism: his hesitation in the Köllner cause, his unconvincing successor candidates. A winning streak might have saved the Austrian, but in the summer 1860 had planned a change in the position of head of sport anyway.
That should now be preferred. The preferred candidate for Gorenzel’s successor is the former national striker and fan favorite Benny Lauth, 41. Contact with the club idol has existed for some time. A meeting between President Robert Reisinger and Lauth is said to have taken place in early November. Since then the contact has never broken off. The advantage: Lauth is immediately available, popular across camps and fresh when it comes to a functionary role at 1860. The man from Fischbach does not have any experience in managerial positions, but he does have a degree in sports management – and a first-class network.
Lauth studied sports management and would be available immediately
The future lion trainer – it is very likely that he will no longer be chosen by Gorenzel, but by Lauth, the new hope. Is everything going so fast now? In any case, it is quite possible that new (old) faces will appear on the command bridge of the lions in the home game once morest Verl on Shrove Sunday. (Uli Kellner)
