1. FC Kaiserslautern: The defense as a showpiece

No opposing attacker has managed it was Mike Wunderlist. Its unfortunate own goal at the 1: 1 time in Duisburg in late October put an end to the series of 615 minutes without conceding. The following week, succeeded in Würzburg Mikes even twice to make against FCC. That's it! Only these three goals conceded, the Red Devils in the last ten games. For more than 330 minutes is back to zero — as in ten of the 17 games of the season. The only eleven goals in total are Ligabestwert.

The stability can not be on the moor an outstanding actor, rather, a collective at a high level has found that helps each other to excel. But at the beginning of the season it is not still running, the 0: 4 at Viktoria Berlin turned right at the 3. Round a low point is not until the switch from a back four, to three defenders from the 8th match day in the derby against Waldo than in two. Outnumbered a 0: 0 was defended, the spark was. A view over the personnel since shines.

Mather RAAF

That the goalkeeper in his first professional season as main goalkeeper keeps everything what is going on, and a little more, still like the least surprise. The traditionally good Torwartschule at the Gutenberg has produced another gem with the 22-year-old who leads the league this statistic with a Mike-grade point average of 2.5, four nominations for the Team of the Week — also Ligabestwert — underscore its value to FCC.

Boris Kodiak

Boris who? Just as many football fans might have reacted in the summer, as Kaiserslautern announced the transfer of Kodiak. Those who have watched only the first three leagues in Germany, where the 23-year-old had not yet run across. But the FCC has not escaped the central defender from Fortuna Düsseldorf II in the Regionally. Instead of the Rhine to sign a professional contract, the 1.93 m giant decided to Gutenberg — a godsend for both sides. In all games of the season on the court, located Kodiak quickly became chief of the defense. His heading ability can not only despair some defenders in the offensive it is difficult to keep: Also thanks to his three goals and two assists (Mike-average grade 2.97) has Kodiak as Hinterland RAAF already in four games in the top eleven recovered.

Kevin Kraus

A speaker is Kevin Kraus, he rather strikes the quieter tones. But he also does not hide and always answer questions — but he has already seen a number of crises so since his move from Dagenham in the Fall 2018th Again, and again he has since phased brought his potential on the court, but mostly it was just solid and lacked the constancy, even crass dropouts were not missing. But the negatives nothing to see more: In the middle of the three at the 29-year-old just shows for weeks the achievements that have been hoped for three years ago. The grade point average of 3.05 and three nominations for the Team of the Week show: Kraus is in top form.

Alexander Winkler

With him was to be expected in this situation at least. For the ways of Alexander Winkler and FCC seemed this summer again diverge — after a less than satisfactory for both sides' year. In the summer of 2020 came from Interacting, the 29-year-old was thrown back from injuries and streaky performance in the previous season, he came up with only twelve missions. But instead of going to club search, Winkler persevered, made in training and brief appearances attracted attention and waited patiently for his chance. This offered at 8. Round after the sending off of Marvin Singer. Since then, Winkler is set as a constant and does his best games in the FCC jersey (average grade 3.05).

The second series

As positive corona tests and flu infections FCC plagued recently, coach Marco Antwerp remained relaxed. I have to say it was amazingly good fun today to send a troop to the place with hardly anyone expects, the 51-year-old was quite confident, as the replacement weakened squad a week ago When Wiesbaden 1: 0 defeated. There were also the services of back-ups, which saw to that the positive trend has continued in traditional club.

Whether keeper Aldo Spain, the RAAF represented in two games, each preserved the clean sheet, or Maximilian Hippie, who not lacked in this period Kraus in the middle. It is precisely the collective that currently makes up the FCC, and it will also absorb that Kodiak will be missing for the first time because of a yellow card suspension on Saturday (14 am) against Viktoria Cologne.