FC Koln have kicked off their Bundesliga marketing campaign in excellent type, successful each of their opening video games, the most recent being a dominant 4-1 victory over Freiburg. However whereas the outcomes have been spectacular, it’s supervisor Lukas Kwasniok who has been grabbing the highlight.
As a substitute of the same old go well with or tracksuit, the Polish coach has turned heads by donning Koln’s personal match shirts on the sidelines.
He wore the away package on the opening weekend in opposition to Mainz, earlier than switching to the third package for the Freiburg conflict.
Explaining the choice, Kwasniok stated he wished to point out his dedication to the membership.
“I noticed the jersey presentation at a sponsor occasion and obtained goosebumps. And the identical with the black jersey. Then the choice was clear for me: if I’m allowed to do it, I’ll,” he stated in a post-match interview atfer Koln’s opening day win over Mainz. “I need to decide to this membership, and I do, and I additionally put on this jersey with pleasure.”
With a smile, he additionally admitted there was a private cause behind the selection: “I assumed that the mix of black and white-red makes you look a bit slimmer. From what I noticed on TV after the sport, that didn’t actually work out so properly.”
Koln now sit third within the Bundesliga behind solely Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt. And with momentum on their aspect, it’s unlikely anybody will thoughts if their supervisor retains rocking the membership colors each weekend.
