“The best 3rd league of all time!” – if this can claim one whose opinion should be appreciated, then it is record man Peter Vollmann. This year’s sports director of Eintracht from Braunschweig is a record holder in terms of operations in the coaching bank in league 3. 237x he coached the clubs Aalen, Wiesbaden and Rostock so far. Now, more games will follow on the sidelines of the Lower Saxony, who want to return to old stability after the last chaos year. Right at the start of the season, there is a real challenge ahead. The Lions from the BTSV have to travel to Magdeburg to relegate.
Funny anecdote on this encounter: Peter Vollmann, Sport Director of Eintracht, named as promotion favorites before the season Ingolstadt, Halle and Magdeburg. Stefan Krämer, coach of FCM, sees Uerdingen, Ingolstadt and Eintracht Braunschweig ahead. Whether those responsible from Magdeburg and Brunswick have already thought of the first matchday in this forecast? Anyway, both coaches try to take the pressure a bit off the shoulders of their charges.
They agree on the fact that the power density in league 3 is incredibly high and there is something in each game for both teams. So there is also no clear favorite at the meeting on the first matchday. Between Magdeburg and Braunschweig, the odds are quite balanced, although the host from Saxony-Anhalt of course holds the better hand in the home advantage. The first duel of the two clubs in a competitive match for over ten years promises a lot of excitement and explosiveness. After the long summer break and the wistful waiting of the fans, the teams drop the covers for the first time and put the cards on the table. After the Bundesliga founding members 1860 Munich and Preußen Münster officially opened the season on Friday, the premiere kick-off in Magdeburg takes place on Saturday afternoon at 16:45 in the MDCC arena.
Magdeburg:
A descent is always accompanied by a little change – this is no different at 1. FC Magdeburg. But that many long-time players have acted against their former club, is a bit flashy and throws on all parties a bad light. Both Christopher Handke (change to Zwickau), Nils Butzen and Dennis Erdmann were not happy about how they dealt with them in the second half of the season. They felt like scapegoats of descent. These stories reveal internal issues that should no longer exist this season. Stefan Krämer, who is clearly aiming for a resurgence as the medium-term goal, is keen to provide the necessary calm, even though this was not directly spent this season. For this purpose, the squad was strengthened after the prominent disposals also targeted.
Mario Kvesic from Erzgebirge Aue was the tenth newcomer to the Blue and White and with the attacker, the squad plans should actually be completed. But a short time later was reported then also with Dustin Bomheuer and Sören Bertram enforcement. The 28-year-old midfielder moves from second division Darmstadt 98 to Saxony-Anhalt, which clearly underpins the high standards. Overall, Stefan Krämer may be satisfied with the assembled staff. Now it will become clear how quickly the coach has managed to form this large number of new players into a single entity.
In the test games it looked quite good. In three games, three wins and one draw were made. The dress rehearsal one week ago against Rotherham United was a successful 2-1 win. Naturally, how could it be otherwise, top striker Christian Beck, who was again voted captain by his team-mate, has hit hard.
In addition, newcomer Mario Kvesic scored the winning goal in minute 81 in the scorers list. The first opponent for the relegated is in the view of coach Krämer “a real board”, but the coach feels for himself and his team no pressure. He wants Magdeburg against Braunschweig, judging by the odds of the bookmaker to make a favorite position and start the secret mission “Wiederaufstieg” with a threesome.
Brunswick:
An exciting, crazy and in the end dramatic season is behind Eintracht Braunschweig. Started as a promotion favorite, in the meantime almost relegated and at the end saved by a gate gossamer – so the season can be summarized briefly and concisely. For a little less drama and more positive headlines, Peter Vollmann, the record coach in league 3, is now to take care of him. With his great experience, he wants to ensure peace and continuity in the club as sports director, leading the BTSV into the Bundesliga under Thorsten Lieberknecht. At his side acts head coach Christian Flüthmann, who has a sporting say in the lions and wants to attack with a prominently equipped squad. Especially offensively, the Lower Saxony have shopped vigorously and brought with Orhan Ademi, Nick Proschwitz, Leandro Putaro and King transfer Martin Kobylanski in the pot of promotion candidates. Also defensively, there are new commitments. So changed from VfL Wolfsburg 22-year-old center-back Robin brick to BTSV and should strengthen the defense chain.
The big squad was reduced towards the end, but the internal competition for the regular places is huge, which is certainly an advantage at the beginning of the season and with time can only be a problem for coach Flüthmann. In addition, it is first of all from the many individual artists to form a working team, which is not always a simple task. For example, with a pro sweat that undoubtedly has a lot of quality footballing skills, not all characters are easy and a young coach is challenged accordingly.
With Stephan Fürstner and Felix Burmeister two players are due to injury due to the season start not available, what the duel Magdeburg vs.. Brunswick does not necessarily influence the forecast. Both players would have had a hard time finding a place in the starting eleven anyway.
PREDICTION: Magdeburg to win @ 2,10
