Cologne: Baumgart praises Meré: He's very good at the moment

Steffen Baumgart (birthed 5 January 1972) is a German football manager and also former player who currently coaches 1. FC Köln.

With Jorge Meré that's such a thing. On the one hand, the Spanish central defender of the 1st FC Cologne has a good battle behavior and a dazzling technology. His vertical game from the defense often ensures relief, its pass quote of around 85 percent is good, as well as his timing in header, although he measures only 1.82 meters. The smaller and narrower the field, the better Meré acts because of its technology and its anticipatory assets.

It becomes critical if he has to be in the opposing counterattack in the direct duel, he often lacks the basic speed, even with the forward defense Meré sometimes misses and then - feet in advance towards the opponent - a candidate for a warning. Against the VfL Bochum happened both: First, he embedded himself in the direct duel of Polter, had to boom and saw yellow. Then he jumped on the way to the midfield of the ball and he drove the opponent into the parade, yellow would have been possible here. Trainer Steffen Baumgart saw the danger and left the Spaniard at the break in the cabin, too big the possibility of a place referred.

I see no reason to change

For the 24-year-old Luca Killian (22) came and the loan from Mainz made her business properly. And yet: On Saturday in Freiburg, Meré will play back next to Rafael Czichos in the domestic defense. Trainer Steffen Baumgarts Positioning leaves little interpretation margin: Jorge does that very well right now. He played a very good first half against Bochum and I see no reason to change.

No option for the guest match in Freiburg are center-back Timo Hübers (knee problems) and the striker Jan Thielmann, who has come to run in the run training for two weeks, now, says Baumgart, First of all.

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