Overview

• The new head coach led his first public training on Monday at Grünwalder Straße with roughly 150 supporters in attendance, with additional open sessions scheduled through Thursday.
• Early work hinted at a back four and a front pairing of Patrick Hobsch with Florian Niederlechner during the closing scrimmage.
• Kevin Volland was limited to running and is considered doubtful for Sunday, with captain Jesper Verlaat and Morris Schröter ruled out and Marius Dähne, Jakob and Reinthaler back in training.
• Kauczinski emphasized simple, immediate adjustments in training, saying the search for errors should not be overcomplicated and that sometimes fixes are small.
• His first competitive match is set for Sunday at home against 3. Liga leaders MSV Duisburg as 1860 seeks to end a five-game winless run.