In his career as a professional footballer, Ansgar Brinkmann also played for Preußen Münster, among others. This season, the former Bundesliga player has high hopes for SCP.
When Preußen Münster won 3:1 (0:0) against MSV Duisburg in front of a sell-out crowd last Friday evening, an old acquaintance of the Münster team was also present at the stadium on Hammer Straße. Ansgar Brinkmann played a total of 126 games for SCP during his time as an active footballer, scoring 26 goals.
During his career, Brinkmann played for 15 different clubs and still enjoys cult status throughout footballing Germany. At his former employer’s match against relegation-threatened MSV, the “white Brazilian” saw both strong Münster players and self-sacrificing Duisburg players.
“Overall, the win for Münster is okay, but Duisburg also sold themselves really dearly. MSV should have been 2-0 up after the first five minutes, but they missed two hundred percent chances to score,” said Brinkmann. “Münster found it very difficult at the start, but they got into the game better and better after Duisburg were sent off.”
In the 26th minute, MSV player Joshua Bitter was sent off after an emergency brake against Münster’s Joel Grodowski. “He shouldn’t go there like that. Even if the opponent runs through, you just have to let him go. When you have to play outnumbered for so long on the road, it’s really tough,” revealed Brinkmann. “Even after conceding the second goal, MSV came back and scored the equalizer. After that, of course, they went all-in and conceded the third goal in return.”
The win saw Münster climb to fourth place in the table, at least for one night, and thus join the league’s top flight. Brinkmann praised SCP coach Sascha Hildmann for the Eagles’ strong season so far: “The coach is an architect and what he’s doing here is really terrific. The players on the pitch can also kick a ball and put up a real fight on the wet pitch.”
Furthermore, Brinkmann believes that the issue of staying in the league is off the table. According to the former professional, the SCP can, if anything, look towards the top. “I’m curious to see where the journey will take them, but to keep things objective, they can start planning for next year, because it’s as certain as the Amen in church that they’ll stay in the league with this squad. Maybe there is still room for improvement, because if their run continues, it will be really scary. Great respect for what the Prussians are showing in this 3rd division. “
He who has no courage to dream has no strength to fight.
Ansgar Brinkmann
The last time Preußen Münster played in Germany’s second-highest division was for two consecutive seasons from 1989 to 1991, before the SCP had to return to the then Oberliga Westfalen. Promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga this year, possibly even via relegation, is unlikely for Brinkmann, but not impossible.
“They should definitely apply for a license for the 2nd division so that a possible promotion does not fail for this reason. In other words, if you don’t have the courage to dream, you don’t have the strength to fight. When players dream about something, certain forces are released and if they want to keep looking up and extend the series, then of course that’s legitimate,” explained Brinkmann with regard to a possible promotion of the Bundesliga founding member.
