Werner: Well here we are, another Rötliche and Teuflisch podcast. Another disappointing loss, this time to Köln. I'm your host Werner and I'm joined by my friend Jakob.
Jakob: Ja, that was a sad loss. Three nothing.
Werner: Ja, really sad. And I tried to drown my sorrows last night.
Jakob: Ja, me as well. And now I have a Kölnish hangover. I mean, I think the effects of the beer and the two pregame brandies I had were wearing off on the train ride home. There's nothing like slight nausea on the train home mixed with smothering depression.
W: Nothing like a good spanking and then the beer wears off and your *** hurts. Before I forget, like and subscribe. Because we need your support to discuss really depressing and ... um ... oh my God where are we going with this.
J: Its a really depressing result especially since we were in the match for a while there.
W: Well, I've brewed an especially strong pot of coffee and I'm trying a new flavor.
J: Oh?
W: Ja. Guess what flavor.
J: Um ... Peruvian Bleakness, gloomy blend?
W: Oh, that's a good guess. No, Despair. Extra Dark.
J: Is it helping with your hangover?
W: No, I wouldn't say its helping. Accentuating more than anything. Alright, we lost. It was a terrible result. Lets get out the scalpels and cut. Lets discuss the first goal.
J: No anesthesia? Alright, fine. Krahl filled his pants, no other way to look at it.
W: Good thing that Avdo Spahic is just about healthy now, right?
J: Ja, I can't see Krahl featuring again. I mean, he wasn't too bad. He deputized well, but he's not the number one keeper. And we'd already have Spahic back if he hadn't hurt himself.
W: Okay, hurt himself trying to get fit from his broken ankle. Anyways, wiedersehn Krahl. Spahic has been really reliable and rarely get hurt. You know who I also never want to see play again?
J: Tell me.
W: Amilcar Silva.
J: Ja, what a performance. Pucci noted it in the post match press availability. I think he's gone in the summer.
W: He didn't even sprint back when his man beat him. He just f***ing jogged. I've watched the replays far too many times. Pucci talked about lack of compete, but Silva was appalling. Nowhere near his man, no attempt to get himself in the right position then just having a nice Saturday afternoon jog back. Look, our opponents know they can beat us down the flanks.
J: Ja, and I can't imagine that Pucci and Jörg Weber and Lorenzo D'Anna haven't been talking to him about his positioning. At some point Pucci will realize that he's not up to it and goes out and gets a new left back.
W: Can we talk about another thing that's eating me?
J: You are on a roll, that's some strong coffee you have there this morning.
W: Ja, I am. Our finishing. We could have been up by three at the start of the match. Longstaff, Omar, Billy, who else had chances? Oh my God. Kiprit is a shadow of himself. I guess it turns out he's not a Bundesliga striker after all. He was so so good in 2.Liga but he just can't translate that into the Bundesliga. And Lorenzo Campana had a nice start and maybe Kiprit's inability to score is contagious. I don't know. Wait, didn't Ritter have a glorious chance? What the f***? Suddenly, we can't score?
J: I don't remember if Ritter had a chance after we brought him on. But the game was gone by then.
W: We are in ninth place. We're safe from relegation, our chances of Europe are gone if you ask me. What are your thoughts, overall?
J: What are my thoughts? Well ... lets take a step back. We've got a good keeper in Spahic. Our central defender pairing of Tomiak and Mejias are solid. Ritter needs a midfield partner. Oliver Batista-Meier appears to be a good understudy to Ritter who turns 30 soon. Shakur Omar is awesome and I'm not sure we'll be able to keep him. I would think Atalanta will want him back. I'm sure the club will try and buy him. They'd be fools not to. But there are big holes in this squad. We need wing backs, we need a partner for Ritter, we need a dangerous winger, and we need forwards.
W: Do you think Matej Mach is our future left back?
J: He hasn't damaged his chances. He's only 17. I think he's been developing nicely.
W: Wait, you know who we haven't discussed? Julian Niehues.
J: Wow. Ja, he's been a permanent fixture in the squad. I think Pucci is happy with him. He's only 22. I mean I see no reasons why Pucci would be unhappy with him. He covers a tremendous amount of ground, is great positionally, gives the ball to Ritter. Also keep in mind that he's ... uh ... his salary is really low.
W: Alright, I think the coffee is kicking in. Let's get to questions. I have one from your Mom. Berndbernd on Twitter asks if we have any prospects coming through from the youth ranks.
J: Ooh, good question, Mom. Um, Ilhan Yavuz has been on the bench and gotten minutes here and there. He's a creative midfielder with some promise. Alfred Alten is another midfielder between sitting on the bench for the first team and playing in the U19s. Erick Araujo is a young defender who has looked quite dominant in the U19s. Mario Bornschein is another young midfielder with absolutely sick first touch. He just needs to get taller and stronger ... uh ... he's only 16. Also, youth intake day is this coming week. I'll go to check them out.
W: Huh, interesting. That's good to know. Do you have a question?
J: Ja, Instagram user messaged me. Um, Gerd Machler asks if I know who we're buying or signing this summer. I do. We have signed Aaron Connolly on a free transfer. He'll join in the summer from Brighton Hove-Albion in England. He's a 24 year old Irishman. Fast, strong, hard-working. Another young player who has never really gotten his chance. I imagine that we'll make an offer to sign Shakur Omar permanently. As we've already mentioned, we need fullbacks, another midfielder, a winger, and probably another forward. Maybe another central defender, probably on a free or for really cheap.
W: Well, there we go. There is hope, we'll still be in the Bundesliga next season. Maybe we can really push for a European spot with a deeper squad. Anything else?
J: No, not really.
W: Well, then go away now.