The Karlsruher SC Gazette
The dugout18 Oct 2027
Ota Yamamoto: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Karlsruher SC have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Player ratings18 Oct 2027
No sign of nerves from Donny van der Lijcke at 18 — 7.60
The hardest thing about being 18 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Donny van der Lijcke did not need any: 7.60, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Match16 Oct 2027
No end in sight to Karlsruher SC's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Karlsruher SC has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad18 Oct 2027
Words exchanged at Karlsruher SC
Marcus Mathisen and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad18 Oct 2027
Words at Karlsruher SC training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Aleksa Marušić is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Loan watch18 Oct 2027
Tim Schunck has seen enough of Altach
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Karlsruher SC, and 4 appearances in 17 say he has earned the hearing.
Match16 Oct 2027
Karlsruher SC share the spoils with Arminia Bielefeld
A 1‑1 draw with Arminia Bielefeld leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
The dugout18 Oct 2027
Karlsruher SC pick somebody else ahead of Ota Yamamoto
There is no complaint available here and everybody involved knows it, which does not make the walk to the bench any shorter. Form is the only currency in football that cannot be borrowed against.
The dugout18 Oct 2027
Robert Meier: “We have to be better”
“It is not the end of the world and it is not good enough. Both of those are true.” The manager, after a 1‑1 draw, said the honest thing and then went to say it again inside.
In brief
- Squad The formation has left Luca Vozar behind
- The dugout Aki Koch gets it from the manager
- Squad Donny van der Lijcke scores his first for Karlsruher SC