Olaf Janßen after relegation against Kaiserslautern

The Viktoria actually seemed to be secured, as it was ten points ahead of the relegation zone on the 31st matchday. But four winless games at a time - while the competition scored extensively - again in the relegation strudel. Due to the difficult end program with games against the top teams Kaiserslautern and Braunschweig (38th matchday) ", not many more thought," said Janßen at the microphone of "Magentasport" after the liberating 2-0 victory against the FCK.

It is all the more impressive that at the crucial moment, in the "highest pressure situation", his team called up a strong team performance and reduced the chances of direct climbing to the red devils. It was enough for a first half in which Cologne had made it "tactical and great from the playful", so it was simply about bringing the thing over time in the second half, "explained a relieved Janßen with a glass of Kölsch in the hand.

Our family sits in our goal according to our maxim, and we want to defend them as best as possible.

Olaf Janßen

"There was no phase in the 90 minutes in which the team was noted that they are afraid or think about losing," said the coach about the mentality of its actors, who at all times threw everything in and also from the superiority the louder guest fans did not impress. Because of the tactical change of the FCK and its high quality, Janßen saw a changed second half, "but as we then thrown in there, that was actually even more beautiful for me than if we had scored a third goal. Because after our maxim is in Our goal our family, and we wanted to defend them in the best possible way. "

"were actually already dead"

Significantly, several Cologne players sank to the ground with cramps in the final phase, but bit on their teeth and even developed a big chance of 3-0 in added time. "I am now about the happiest person in the world," said Janßen asked about his pride in this achievement and emphasized "that we were actually dead and then put this game".

"Franz (Franz Wunderlich, Cologne's sports director, editor's note) knows how much passion I put in there, especially after the resistances we had this season," Janßen looked back on his first full season with the Viktoria. "And I really wanted to make this team with this team, be sure to attack with them next year and play a completely different season."

Finally, the 55-year-old football teacher gave an insight into his connection with the club: "I got around a bit in the world, Viktoria Köln is a very family club. You somehow come home, and that makes you proud. We want this DNA keep. "