KFC Uerdingen ended the 2023 season with a win. Coach Marcus John talks about the end of the year, the goalkeeping situation and possible squad changes.

KFC Uerdingen can put the 2023 soccer year behind them. The Krefeld side celebrated a 2:1 home win over VfB Homberg at the end of the year. After the last game before the winter break, Forecasting spoke to KFC coach Marcus John.

Marcus John, KFC Uerdingen ended the 2023 soccer year in fourth place in the Oberliga Niederrhein table, nine points behind leaders Baumberg. What are your conclusions going into the winter break?

We didn’t do well in the first third of the season. It took us too long. But now, at the end, we can be satisfied with the sporting performance we have shown. We are also still in the Lower Rhine Cup and have a big game against Rot-Weiss Essen ahead of us.

Goalkeeper Marvin Gomoluch was once again preferred to Robin Udegbe against Homberg, as he had been in the previous weeks and in the cup. Is he the new number one?

I wouldn’t leave it at that. Marvin confirmed his good performance against Homberg. In the new year, it will be another open battle. The cards will be reshuffled during the winter break. That’s what I said to both of them.

Nevertheless, Marvin Gomoluch can be counted among the winners of the first half of the season. What did he do better than Robin Udegbe recently?

He had luck on his side a few times. Robin played in the first few games where the team didn’t perform as well. That wasn’t always his fault. I then changed the goalkeeper in the cup. Apart from the fact that Marvin made a very good save, he also had the momentum on his side. He fought his way in very, very well.

Aaron Schreck is the first player to leave this winter. Maurice Haar is also likely to leave in the winter. Will other players leave the club in the winter?

We’ll talk to a few players about how they imagined the season and how we imagined it. It’s also clear that the players have contracts. We don’t want to chase anyone off the pitch. But there are certainly some players who are not so happy

And what about new arrivals?

That’s only possible if we can get rid of players. Everyone knows about the financial situation here. That’s why a training camp in Dubai or a Harry Kane transfer is not possible.

What are your hopes for the new soccer year 2024?

I’d like the club to be calm and for us to continue to perform like this in sporting terms, because then the other things will be much easier too