FSV Zwickau in the mood for goal: 37 hits, but only 14 players available!

FSV Zwickau in the mood for goal: 37 hits, but only 14 players available!

Zwickau, Deutschland - The FSV Zwickau footballers have put a brilliant start to the season preparation and repeatedly ignited a peat fireworks. The results of the preparatory games speak for themselves: an impressive 11: 0 against Schönfels, followed by a whopping 16: 0 against Pößneck and a clear 10: 0 against Ebersbrunner SV are not only a good indicator of the current form of the team, but also a statement on upcoming opponents. In the encounter against Ebersbrunnen, Felix Pilger contributed four goals to the result. Lucas Albert, Lukas Eixler, Lennert Möbius and Oliver Fobassam also contributed to the successful result with their goals. Overall, a truly great team performance, even if the framework conditions are anything but optimal.

The sports director Robin Lenk is worried, however, because the team has to deal with considerable lack of staff. A total of only 14 field players are available, since seven players are missing due to injuries or other absences. These include Marc-Philipp Zimmermann, who is recovering as a police officer on vacation, and Nick Breitenbuchs, who struggles with conjunctivitis. Gabriel Figurki Vieira with an Achilles tendon injury and Veron Dobruna, who is fighting with pubic inflammation, are currently not operational. Sonny Ziemer caught it twice: he troubles with an ankle problem and a flu infection. Andrey Startsev will probably have to pause for a week after a kinking accident in training, while Jasper Kühn is also affected by a flu infection.

preparation for the next challenges

But even if the lack of personnel is worrying, the team has important test games on the program, including a meeting on Friday in Naunhof and another on Saturday in Kirchberg. These games will be crucial to give the team the necessary feeling of rhythm and maybe integrate one or the other injured player back into the team.

These injuries are not atypical in football, as numerous studies show. In fact, most accidents in club sports happen exactly on the soccer field. A total of around 7 million soccer players are active in Germany, and injuries are not uncommon. They particularly often affect the lower extremities - 27% of the injuries are eliminated on the knee joint, over 18% on the ankle. It is also shocking that around 40% of the injuries are fractures, which underlines the importance of prevention measures all the more.

In order to minimize the risk of such injuries, a targeted warm-up and training program is recommended. For example, the newly developed "knee control" program has proven to be effective to reduce injuries to the front cruciate ligament and the lower extremities. There are also programs such as "FIFA 11+" and "PEP" that can effectively reduce the risk of injury and are only available on the web through videos or apps.

The coming time will be decisive for FSV Zwickau. With a clear goal in preparation and a wide range of measures to prevent injury, the team could overcome the challenges of the next games. The "right" decisions and a good hand will be asked to bring fitness and performance back to the necessary level. Because one thing is clear: there is still a lot going on! Further information on the injury prevention programs can be found on the website of Sicherheit.sport and fsv-zwickau.de.