Podcast “Holstein one to one”: Be careful of the gap!

Kiel. At Holstein Kiel, the focus is on load management during the international break. Three leagues lower, however, the ball rolled – unfortunately once again too often into the KSV reserve goal. After the defeat at Bremer SV, the Störche U23 are bottom of the regional league table. How could this come about? Is there really no more quality in the newly assembled (or should we say: thrown together) team?

Something is wrong in the NLZ state of Holstein Kiel, departures of coaches, management staff and scouts go beyond the normal level of fluctuation, says KN editor Jan-Phillip Wottge, who is familiar with the KSV’s youth work and the podcast team for it Episode reinforced. It seems like there are fundamental problems. Because the U19 and U17 are also following the music in the new DFB youth leagues.

Holstein Kiel: A fall of the U23s into the top league would also be a serious blow for the professionals

The substructure is particularly important for the Kieler Weg, which relies on players with potential whose development requires match practice at at least a decent level. Let’s say it with the London Underground: Be careful! The gap between professionals and young talent must not become too large; a crash in the top league would be a blow to the entire development of the KSV.

A real challenge awaits the storks in the upper house on Sunday with Mainz 05. A team that knows exactly what is important in the relegation battle. Ex-Mainzer Holtby and Co. will have to dress warmly – although Holtby may have stored enough heat after a short trip to Dubai that was questionable in the eyes of the Holstein expert…

Holstein reporter Niklas Schomburg and KSV expert Andreas “Grandpa” Geidel talk about these and other topics with KN editor Jan-Phillip Wottge in the new episode of “Holstein eins zu eins”, the podcast format of the Kieler Nachrichten, which is on KN-online.de and all common streaming portals appear.

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