Euphoria in Essen. In our RWE talk, we talk about the derby win at MSV, the prospects for the coming weeks and where the team needs to improve in winter despite the wins.
What a crazy turnaround for Rot-Weiss Essen. It was just 22 days ago when the mood in the 3rd division threatened to tip over after the disastrous 5-0 defeat at Hafenstraße against SC Verl and the preceding 4-0 loss at promoted Unterhaching.
This was followed by the departure of captain Felix Bastians, where it was clear that the club was taking a risk with the decision, and it has been rewarded so far.
Because now, three weeks and three victories later, the fans are up in arms, nobody is talking about Bastians anymore and the team has picked up nine points, including two derby victories away from home at BVB II and MSV. Almost 17,000 Essen fans accompanied the team to the two away games.
And all of a sudden RWE is in fourth place in the third division and there are certainly one or two people who have already picked out the relegation dates after the season against the third-last team in Bundesliga 2 for all eventualities.
Among others, host Martin Herms and the two Funke editors Ralf Wilhelm and Christian Brausch discuss this in the RWE talk “Vonne Hafenstraße”
And lo and behold, not everyone in the RWE talk is in agreement. While Brausch says: “It would be a miracle if Rot-Weiss Essen were to finish in one of the top three places at the end of the season. The current success is a snapshot, but the squad is not yet ready to make a lasting impact in the promotion battle.” Wilhelm counters: “RWE is on a roll, it’s quite possible that Esse will be playing at the top right to the end. “
What is certain is that the current victories are helping to bring calm to the club. Because that is necessary after the coach was criticized at the end of the last season, the figures were poor and a million-euro deficit was presented.
Now those responsible have the necessary calm instead of many trouble spots to get the ship back on course. Starting with one or two additions to the squad in the winter, where everyone agrees that two new players should be brought in this winter