KICKERS OFFENBACH · AUTUMN 2022
Three matches.
One assignment.
Alfred Kaminski takes interim charge of a team in the middle of the season. A look back at decisions, players’ perspectives and three very different matches.
Start with the first match
THE STARTING POINT
Bring a team
back together.
After Alexander Schmidt’s departure, Kaminski takes charge of the first team on 21 September 2022. He knows the club as head of its development centre. There is little time before the away match in Kassel.
The interim appointmentKASSEL · 24 SEPTEMBER 2022
0–1
STRUCTURE AND TRUST
A start
made together.
Changes within a 4-2-3-1, Giesel at right-back and Vetter alongside Albrecht centrally: the match report describes Kaminski’s search for stability. At half-time, he keeps faith with the same eleven.
“Some things didn’t work in the first half, but the coach still trusted us.”
Derflinger scores the only goal. Offenbach wins 1–0. The report also records the difficulties along the way and a hard-fought finish.
The full contextExplore the formationFULDA-LEHNERZ · 30 SEPTEMBER 2022
1–1THE SETBACK IS PART OF THE STORY
One point.
Questions remain.
A 1–1 draw against SG Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz follows. Offenbach leads before the break but concedes after half-time. The opportunities do not become a second win.
The 4-2-3-1 remains. Jopek starts in place of Albrecht; Hermes replaces the injured Lemmer. After the match, Kaminski openly addresses the conceded goal and remains confident despite missed opportunities.
The match report · FNP, 30.09.2022 – opens in a new tabRead the original clippingThe post-match conversation
WALLDORF · 7 OCTOBER 2022
3–0PATIENCE AND FRESH IMPETUS
Stay with it.
Use the options.
Against Astoria Walldorf, the first half ends goalless. The report describes a stable shape and a patient performance. Substitutes Lemmer and Garcia are involved in the goals as Offenbach wins 3–0.
The match report“It was clear that we had to stay patient, and the team put that into practice.”
Kickers TV & OFC-Fanradio · 07.10.2022
After the match: the press conferenceLeadership as a shared task.
The subsequent report turns to communication and responsibility within the team.
The club’s perspective12 OCTOBER 2022 · THE HANDOVER
The assignment ends.
The work continues.
Ersan Parlatan’s appointment as head coach marks the end of this interim spell. Seven points from three league matches belong to this specific period. The reports document decisions and collective performances; they do not attribute results to a single intervention.
The account of the handoverOFC season archive · Dates and results – opens in a new tabTHE NEXT CONVERSATION
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