FC St. Pauli: injuries, new obligations and criticism after a test game!

FC St. Pauli: injuries, new obligations and criticism after a test game!

St Pauli, Deutschland - The location on the Millerntor remains exciting. On July 14, 2025, there was a narrow defeat for FC St. Pauli at the test game against SV Drochtersen/Assel. The team had to give up 0: 1. Coach Alexander Blessin was dissatisfied with the result, but took the positive perspective: "We need time for fitness and to get involved," said his assessment after the game. A drop of bitterness was the injury to Ricky-Jade Jones, who suffered a shoulder injury. Fortunately, no break was found, but its downtime remains unclear.

This week there are some important appointments in the house. Public training takes place on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., and on Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. a test game against Silkeborg is on the schedule. In the meantime, the Louis Oppie association, a left -back from Arminia Bielefeld, has hired. A new goalkeeper also raised his voice: Simon Spari spoke in a media discussion about his new experiences at FC St. Pauli.

news about the club

A lot is happening in the club outside of the lawn. The darts department of FC St. Pauli now has almost 200 members and holds training sessions every Thursday. However, the clubhouse remains closed due to renovation work; The reopening is planned for mid -August.

In another positive message, the pre-sale for the DFB Cup game against Eintracht Norderstedt starts, whereby season ticket holders first have the opportunity to buy tickets. In addition, a theme evening will be held in the fan shop on Thursday, in which Sabine Fischer talks about burnout and depression - an important topic that should address many fans.

new wind in the squad

sports director Andreas Bornemann emphasizes that the team is working on the speed of the team in the season preparation. "Tempo doesn't have to be everything, but the players also have to bring other qualities," he notes critically. Among the newcomers, Ricky-Jade Jones brings the greatest speed that has changed from the English third division club Peterborough United. Blessin praises Jones' "incredible speed", but also demands more depth in his running paths. This ability could be decisive for the team's new playing style.

Another newcomer, Mathias Pereira situation, is praised as an offensive all-rounder, which also brings good speed, but still has to work on his running movements in order to fully grasp the St. Pauli philosophy. Blessin has great expectations of his team, especially the new obligations such as Andréas Hountondji to bring more dynamics into play.

rule changes and further developments

An interesting topic for the coming season is the change of rule regarding the six-second rule, which has now been extended to eight seconds. This measure is intended to help reduce game delays. The first application of this rule immediately caused discussions when a controversial corner kick was given in a cup game instead of a yellow card.

Finally, there are also news from Europe. Orkun Kökçü moves from Feyenoord and Benfica to Beşiktaş to Turkey. It remains to be seen what effects this switch could have on the transfer market.

Overall, FC St. Pauli remains intensively in doing the course for a successful season. Whether the measures are fruitful and the team takes the desired step forward will be shown in the coming weeks.