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FC Köln Launch One-Week La Nucía Camp to Tackle Set-Piece Woes and Refresh Squad

Coach Lukas Kwasniok uses the Spain stay to address set-piece frailty that fueled a six-match winless slide.

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Köln startet ins Trainingslager in Spanien, dort bereitet sich der FC auf Heidenheim vor.

Overview

  • Players flew out on January 2 for a January 2–9 camp in La Nucía, with a friendly against Swiss side Lugano scheduled for January 5.
  • BILD highlights the focus: Köln have conceded 13 goals from set pieces, including seven from corners, while failing to score from a corner so far.
  • The traveling group blends senior regulars with prospects such as Mikolaj Marutzki, Yannick Mausehund, Cenny Neumann, Youssoupha Niang, Fynn Schenten and Bernie Lennemann.
  • Injured center-back Joel Schmied joins to continue rehab, Rav van den Berg trains with the squad but is suspended for the upcoming league matches, and long-term absentees Luca Kilian and Timo Hübers remain out.
  • Sporting director Thomas Kessler is preparing up to three winter additions, reportedly targeting two wide players and a center-back, with potential arrivals expected around or after the January 10 restart at Heidenheim.