Top debut for Alex Zorniger. When the new coach made his debut, the enthusiastic Fürth team kept a clean sheet for the first time. A teenager celebrates his first goal.
Fürth (dpa / lby) – Greuther Fürth’s new hope after only four days in the trainer’s office did not want to know anything about an “angry effect”. In the 1-0 win against Arminia Bielefeld in the crisis summit, Alexander Zorniger showed just as committed a performance on the sidelines over 90 minutes as his reinvigorated team on the pitch. “Coaches aren’t magicians. I’m really good at my job, but in four days it’s a player’s win and not a coach’s win,” said Zorniger after Fürth’s second win of the season in the 2nd Bundesliga.
Even without the magic potion, the game association presented itself under the former Leipzig and Stuttgart coach at times as if it had been changed and handed the Red Lantern on to Arminia a week after the shocking 1: 3 in Heidenheim. “We went beyond the borders. Everyone really wanted it,” said captain Branimir Hrgota.
Fürth acted more purposefully than they had in a long time and, thanks to a concentrated defensive performance, did not allow Bielefeld a big chance. “I think it was a very deserved win. The boys defended everything that got thrown in,” said Zorniger. For the first time this season, the game association remained without a goal.
Offensive player Armindo Sieb (19) gave Marc Schneider’s successor the perfect start in the Ronhof sports park with his first goal in the 2nd division. “We gave it our all and really wanted to win,” said the teenager and gave his coach a good first interim report: “He prepared us well for the game. It was only a short time, but we’ve implemented a lot well “.
The longed-for success is only a small step from the table cellar for the time being. “There’s still a long way to go,” remarked Hrgota. If the francs want to continue their upward trend, a more effective offensive is needed. “We could have closed that earlier. Better coordination of our strikers would have created even more chances to score,” said Zorniger, despite the overall convincing performance.
The football teacher gave praise to the fans in Fürth. “It was very, very loud at the end, the boys needed that,” he said and promised: “We’ll also make the main grandstand loud”. Maybe on November 9 against Hamburger SV.
