Spvg Schonnebeck is currently making progress. That is not set to change this weekend in the clash against TSV Meerbusch.
There is currently no team in the Oberliga Niederrhein that is in better form than Spielvereinigung Schonnebeck. After three wins in a row, the Swallows are sniffing at the big time.
The third-placed team is two points ahead of Germania Ratingen, who occupy the all-important second place. The huge question mark behind the possible promotion of Sportfreunde Baumberg means that the runners-up could be heading for the regional league.
The form curve of Dirk Tönnies’ squad certainly gives the impression that the team from Schettersbusch is highly motivated.
Tönnies explains why things are going so well at the moment: “I believe that the change of system has done us a lot of good. The team found their feet immediately and are currently putting in very consistent performances on the pitch. Of course, you can also see that we have a certain self-confidence. Even when we’re behind, we stay calm and continue to play our game. “
That hits us hard. Blochi is our captain and always leads by example. We can only make up for this loss as a collective.
Dirk Tönnies on the retirement of captain Matthias Bloch
The march through is slowly taking shape. However, the Essen team still has to face three of the top teams in the remaining series. They face Ratingen and Sportfreunde Baumberg at home before traveling to KFC Uerdingen in the Grotenburg on the penultimate matchday.
However, there is still a little time until then. Next weekend, Schonnebeck will first have to deal with teams from other spheres. The Spielvereinigung will host TSV Meerbusch, who are bottom of the Oberliga Niederrhein.
Tönnies does not want to underestimate the bottom team under any circumstances and warns his charges: “You can’t underestimate them simply because of the situation Meerbusch is in. They’re a battered boxer who shouldn’t be at the bottom of the table in terms of the names in the squad, but they’ve had a lot of bad luck with injuries this season. We will definitely not jeopardize the three points by being too careless.”
Matthias Bloch, the Swallows’ captain, will not play again this season. The 33-year-old suffered a fracture to the head of his tibia. “That hits us hard. Blochi is our captain and always leads by example. We can only make up for this loss as a collective. It helps that we brought in Dacain Baraza in the winter, a central defender who has fitted seamlessly into the team,” explained Tönnies.