Lok against chemistry! The check in front of the Leipziger Derby

Locomotive Leipzig and Cherie Leipzig meet on Sunday after over two years again. Lastly, chemistry won in October 2019 with 2: 0. In the five most recent duels locally lies with three wins.

Form curve

After bumpy start, OK started from the end of August. Nine games had not lost the blue-yellows one behind the other, and then found themselves in place. Recently, however, there were two home defeats. Especially hurt the 1: 3 against Schoenberg 47, as a locomotive sinned in its own opportunities.

After a series of six winless games, chemistry each brought three points at Tube Berlin and against Fürstenwalde, marriage last was lost twice (0: 3 at the Berlin AK, 0: 1 at home against VSG Altglienicke). Chemistry was able to compete against the ambitious teams, but a success did not succeed so far. Currently, the 1st FC OK third, the BSG Cherie lefter.

squad

To find financially over the laps, OK is focusing on quality instead of quantity. With only 21 players, the blue-yellows have the smallest squad of the league. For this includes center-runner Diane (29, twelve goal directors), the midfielder pepper (35) and Abdurrahman (25), right-back Berger (25) or goalkeeper Silvers (26) in the league to the best on their position. Noteworthy is the development of young players, everyone forwards Bid (20) and Replace (20), which will be missed blocked.

The squad of chemistry is balanced. Ballot (31) is a top goalkeeper, but in the defense, there is a change closer, as the regular players Kara, Bolt, Schmidt and Wendschuch all are over 30. In the midfield operates with the currently injured Baumann (30) a power carrier with a lot of experience, Bury (29) and Sure (24, lacking heart muscle inflammation) are two important creatives. The most reclining injured dignity improved, with Bury and Mvibudulu (28), two important differences are back to Derby in time.

TRAINER

In the summer of 2020, right after the missed rise to the 3rd league, Aladdin CIA (49) took over the office of Chef Trainer and sports director at Locomotive in Personal Union. CIA relies on intensive pressing in combination with technically sophisticated combination football, especially over the fast outer, which then feed midstorms DIANE with flanks and passes.

Miro Fanatic (45) has been coaches in Putsch for almost three years now and is completely undisputed and confidently in the club. He sees his commitment as a long-term project and has constantly evolving the team in combination with the sporting director Andy Müller-Papra and his co-trainer Christian Nootka. FANATIC is 90 minutes in continuous use, firing his team, does not provide instructions.

Seasonal goal

The issued destination was at locomotive to play above. Expressed in placements, one wants to stand among the first five — so you are currently fully in the should. Internally one had expected for the first round with 30 points, with 33 meters reached two lots before the end of the half-series so already above the plan. On the other hand, the interim run has increased expectation especially in the fan bearing. And for the Derby is clear anyway: It just counts a victory!

Chemistry Trainer Fanatic always speaks of the class preservation, in the club are many more optimistic. The course of the season shows that Fanatic is right, because chemistry often holds with, but wins too rare. Especially at home you have developed a veritable weakness. The team has potential and is considered the best since the first Regionally ascent 2017.

Finance

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Cheries team almost invariably consists of amateurs that work or study, the training takes place only in the evening. The great main sponsor is missing, help the enormous audience and membership numbers. 1800 season tickets alone were sold, which the fans are the largest sponsor.