Köllner sees Heller’s seventh-place finish in the kick rankings as his motivation

Written by Oliver Grace and Stefan Matsky (photo)

For Löwen goalkeeper Marco Heller, the early part of the third-division season was rather mediocre – and this is now also reflected in the kicker’s ratings: the 25-year-old managed to maintain his strong form in the previous season when he was voted goalkeeper of the year. In the third degree is not yet confirmed and slipped to seventh place in the ranking of the specialized magazine and thus to the category of eye-catching.

the correct? “I don’t really value ratings that much, but it’s crazy,” coach Michael Kollner said at the training camp in Belek when asked by db24: “In sixth place in the table you have fewer arguments – and with the teams at the top we have to be honest, They also have really good goalkeepers: whether it’s Daniel Patz at 1. FC Saarbrücken or the goalkeeper from leaders SV Elversberg, Nikolaus Kristoff Patz ranks as the best goalkeeper from the third division in the preliminary round.

Köllner also sees Kicker’s ranking as motivation for the next few months – for Heller and the team: “I’m sure the team will do everything they can to ensure that Marco is again outstanding in the class at the end.” To do that, Heller has to better himself, especially in terms of personal development both on and off the field.

The not-so-good thing about Heller is that he doesn’t have much competition within the company. While there is sting and sting in other positions, Gröbenzeller is the undisputed number 1.