Fortuna Dusseldorf: with a lot of courage to the noid country

The euphoria of summer with the new beginning under a fresh, unused coach in any case is there. After nine matchdays, the Fortuna is ranked twelve the 2nd league, with eleven points - exactly the same score and placement as in the season 2020/21. Fortuna occurs on the spot, the doubts grow, of course, restlessness comes up in the environment.

With their decision for the professional sector inexperienced Christian Prusser, who had previously made the ascent to the 3rd league with the 2nd team of the SC Freiburg, Fortuna had stopped. The coach promised bold attack football, but after the starting phase can be said: The right balance has not found Prussian yet. It predomains the disappointing appearances of the red-white.

Prusser s interesting mix does not yet ignite

The squad would actually have to give much more, after this time in the summer had no even nearly so big upheaval as a year before. Under Uwe Rösler, the team had already found a little bit in the course of the season, it seemed that it had been appropriately supplemented this summer, no important regular players had lost.

And yet the Düsseldorf remains regularly behind the expectations; In four home games, for example, not a single threesome succeeded. Most recently, there was a spectacle against Paderborn, a 2: 3 where Fortuna did not physically look poor and in the meantime also led 2: 1, but at the end again with empty hands.

Prussian offers an interesting mix of starred professionals such as Torjäger Rouwen Hennings, continuous burner Adam Bodzek or defender Andre Hoffmann, who must currently pause for Corona. Experienced players like Matthias Zimmermann, Felix Klaus and Marcel Sobottka as well as young people, for example Shinta Appelkamp, ​​for whom the coach did not find a real place yet. The play designer from their own ranks should - be comprehensible - especially promoted, but currently it does not develop further as desired.

And now?

Fortuna Boss Klaus Allofs, most important voice in the club, stands for the politics of quiet hand and a much needed serenity in this repeatedly excited environment. So it is to be expected that Prussians continue to strengthen the back and waited the development. The path hit was and is courageous, because despite all the restlessness and impatience basically it is not expected that Fortuna disrupted so quickly from the once-fascinated plan.

Walking, however, the Fortuna still plays - and there are always other construction sites that open. Every week, says Allofs, is at least one who retrieves much less than he can actually, for different reasons . Important is especially reliability - and at this point, of course, Prussians comes into play, which has not yet stabilized the team.

The mixture in midfield does not fit, and a reliable number 1 is missing; It is also unclear whether the installation is ideal with only one peak. In the work against the ball, the team does not look like a unit, can always be slightly dreamed and play again.

Much too fluctuating

On him is rating: F95 striker Rouwen Henings. Picture Alliance / DPA

Rating is currently just on top Goal Hunter Rouwen Hennings, the week for week supplies and already scored six goals in the current season, two more in the DFB Cup. Basically , that also clears Prussian, our services are still too fluctuating. A little wonder bag flat.

At least in progressed Prussians also moved from his clear line and his ideas of football with a high start, much aggressiveness and counterpressing. That s not much brought too.

Currently Fortuna is stranded in the no-role of the table. The point cut of 1.2 is measured by the very existing quality in the squad of course a very lean year.

After the country break, it goes to the explosive meeting of two ex-Bundesliga clubs at HSV. High time for the red-white, just back. A success against the former Bundesliga Dino could provide urgently needed new tailwind.