This season, things just don’t seem to be going right for Vogelheimer SV. Last weekend, VSV suffered their fourth defeat in five games.

After a 4:3 win at ESC Preußen Essen and a 4:1 win at DJK TuS Holsterhausen during the week, Vogelheimer SV wanted to make the English week golden.

But Blau-Gelb Überruhr proved to be just a little too strong for coach Christian Mikoljaczak’s team. “We played too slowly in the first half. We changed things a bit in the second half and things went better. We had our chances to score, but Überruhr was brutally efficient. The victory is alright for Überruhr. I can only reproach my boys a little. They were simply exhausted at the end,” explained the ex-professional.

But the Vogelheim coach also emphasised: “Maybe some of the boys need to prepare better for such a game and spend more time at home and not in the sun. Even if it’s only the district league, every player should prepare conscientiously for such a championship match.”

Mikolajczak: “It’s about time”.

Mikolajczak does not want to dramatise the fact that the Vogelheim team has only three points after five games. But he also demands improvement: “We want to continue to play at the top. That’s the way it’s going to stay. To do that, we should get a few more points in September. It’s about time.”

Marc Nickel, who has been suffering from an ankle injury for a long time, is expected to return as the nominal head of defence in the next few days. With 16 goals conceded in five games, Mikolajczak will be happy about that.

Vogelheimer SV: Markus Brinkmeier no longer manager

The ex-professional is less pleased about a resignation at board level. After sports director Patrick Meyer, who was replaced by Mike Sauer, now followed the resignation of Markus Brinkmeier. “He’s a good guy and we got on well. I wish him all the best,” says Mikolajczak.

After just under seven years, Brinkmeier is calling it quits for professional reasons with the Essen district league team from Vogelheimer Lichtenhorst. “You have to be honest with yourself and also reflect on yourself. And when you realise that you can no longer meet certain requirements in mass, then you have to decide on a path. For me, it is now first and foremost family and career,” Brinkmeier explained his VSV exit.