SCANDAL! Heidenheim before the crash – coach Schmidt is just babbling!
Heidenheim starts the third Bundesliga season in 2025 as a relegation candidate. Coach Schmidt calls for more identity and strength.

SCANDAL! Heidenheim before the crash – coach Schmidt is just babbling!
1. FC Heidenheim is on the brink of the Bundesliga and is looking forward to a dramatic season that could go down in the history books as the unforgettable “relegation season”! Fr.de reports that the club is already considered the hottest relegation candidate!
After a shocking relegation relegation defeat against SV Elversberg - a game that was like a thriller and was only decided 2-1 by a thrilling goal from Leo Scienza - the club could now slip into the clutches of the third division. Coach Frank Schmidt, who has just emerged from a three-week retreat, has the task of leading the team out of its deepest crisis. But given the catastrophic situation in the squad, which seems even bleaker after last season, the warning signals are more than loud!
A squad in free fall
The departures are a hard blow: Norman Theuerkauf is leaving, Paul Wanner and Frans Krätzig are returning to Bayern Munich as loan players in disastrous fashion! And that's not all! The performance of the current squad is simply shocking, because the new additions - including Arijon Ibrahimovic, who was hardly used last season - do not promise any miracles.
- Heidenheims Kader ist also nicht nur gleichwertig, sondern könnte als schwächer eingeschätzt werden!
- Starspieler Patrick Mainka, der in den letzten beiden Saisons kein einziges Spiel verpasste, könnte die einzige Hoffnung auf eine glanzvolle Rettung sein. Doch selbst er kann die katastrophale Heimbilanz von nur 11 Punkten nicht allein verbessern!
- Die Probleme auf der linken Seite und im Sturm sind nicht nur besorgniserregend – sie könnten die endgültige Ruine des Vereins bedeuten, besonders, nachdem Marvin Pieringer nach einer Knöchel-OP bis mindestens September ausfällt!
Fighting spirit or doom?
Coach Schmidt has said he wants to focus on the team's resilience and identity, but with 29 points last season, belief in success appears to be dwindling. The competition is getting stronger and the second division athletes are improving their performance, while Heidenheim looks like a sinking ship!
“We have to become active on the transfer market as quickly as possible!” – but so far there has only been one poignant loan spell from Ibrahimovic. Even the rumors about Paul Wanner, who could possibly be loaned out to VfB Stuttgart, are leaving fans in fear and horror!
Amid all these shocking developments, the first public training session will take place on July 5th and the entire football world will be watching in rapt attention to see whether Heidenheim will make the leap back into survival or inevitably slip into the obscurity of the third division!
Are you ready for the most passionate and emotional season of your football enthusiasm? SWR.de notes that preparations are well underway, but the questions remain: Can the team appeal to the football gods for help, or will a merciless fate end their dream of survival?
A look at the Bundesliga statistics Yahoo Sports can be found, doesn't bode well for Heidenheim - only time will tell whether they rise from the ashes or fall into the abyss forever!