Kwasniok calls for applause for HSV coach Polzin at presser! | OneFootball

Cologne coach Lukas Kwasniok is a man of clear words and the occasional unusual anecdote. He proved this once again after the match against HSV.

After the 44-year-old had initially analyzed the 1-1 draw in a professional and fairly unspectacular manner, he really hit his stride as the press conference went on. He assessed the result from Cologne’s perspective as follows: “There are only one, zero, or three points. Today might have been a day when two points would have been possible for us.” Just last weekend, he had compared Cologne’s season so far to a tennis match.

Following this first knee-slapper, Kwasniok chatted about his former protégé Nicklas Shipnoski, whom he coached during his time at 1. FC Saarbrücken. “I know, nobody cares,” the Effzeh coach said with a grin, “but he scored half his goals at the far post. That got him a contract in Düsseldorf.”

Background: A corner extended to the far post by Rav van den Berg and finished by Said El Mala led to the 1-1 just seconds before the halftime whistle. Apparently, that’s exactly how Nicklas Shipnoski used to do it in Saarbrücken.

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Kwasniok congratulates Polzin on HSV anniversary

Things got even more curious afterwards: Kwasniok interrupted an attempt at an answer by Merlin Polzin and called on the media representatives present to applaud the HSV coach’s 50th competitive match. “Not everyone manages 50 games at a traditional club,” he said appreciatively—fully aware that, should he lose the derby against Borussia Mönchengladbach (March 21), he himself could be facing the axe.

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The response was less applause and more loud laughter, but Kwasniok had certainly achieved his goal of “making a press conference a bit different” at this point.

Polzin, who listened to his colleague’s remarks with a constant grin on his face, thanked him politely and said: “It’s always very entertaining to listen to you.”

All in all, a rather dull football evening at the Volksparkstadion ultimately found an entertaining ending after all. The only annoyance: the 57,000 spectators could at best follow this spectacle online.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.