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Jan Thielmann from 1. FC Köln scored his first goal of the season in a 3-1 away win against Hertha BSC on Sunday (January 9, 2022).
Jan Thielmann scored his first goal of the season in the 3-1 win of 1. FC Köln at Hertha BSC. Coach Steffen Baumgart believes the youngster will have a great future for FC.
In view of the silence in the almost empty Olympic Stadium, Jan Thielmann’s (19) shriek of jubilation could be heard particularly well. The home-grown 1. FC Köln gave free rein to their joy over their first goal of the season in the well-deserved 3-1 win in Berlin (Sunday, January 9, 2022).
The U21 national player came on after 65 minutes for Florian Kainz (29) against Hertha BSC and put the lid on in stoppage time. “It shows Jan’s character: He comes in, gives full throttle straight away and then rewards himself with a goal. I’m very happy for him, especially because he had to put up with a few setbacks in the first half of the season, ”says licensed player manager Thomas Kessler (35).
The goal was the long-awaited sense of achievement that the young attacker needed so badly. In his previous 14 Bundesliga games up to the Hertha three-point, he had only managed one scorer point. Again against the “old lady” on the first day of the game.
Steffen Baumgart: “I’m absolutely satisfied”
Long, long ago. At that time, Thielmann had fought for a regular place with strong summer preparation. Then two diseases threw him back. In the past few months he has always been a wild card and has not been in the starting line-up since the end of October. Now the knot could be broken!
“Jan is 19 years old. Every game he collects is good, every goal he collects is good. I’m absolutely satisfied with Jan’s performance, ”says coach Steffen Baumgart (50) calmly and adds: “Jan steps on the gas with every substitution and brings the team forward, otherwise we would not have won the previous games. We won over the Joker. Now we have made the decisive third goal through a substitute. “
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Baumgart trusts Thielmann’s talent and wants to continue building the youngster carefully. The FC coach takes into account that fluctuations in performance are completely normal at this age. Because he has a long-term plan with the offensive player, predicts a great future for him in Cologne. “In the long run we will have a lot of fun with Jan. And then he’ll play one or the other game from the start, ”said Baumgart.
Currently, however, the competition in the FC offensive is huge. With Mark Uth (30), the Ösis Florian Kainz (29) and Louis Schaub (27) or the storm duo Anthony Modeste (33) and Sebastian Andersson (30), the young man has without exception seasoned Bundesliga professionals in front of his nose.
Baumgart says: “When we see who’s there in front of him, that’s a few more calibers. And that’s why I’m happy that he’s sticking with it and I’m happy when he can reward himself. “Like on Sunday in Berlin …