Bundesliga 2017/18 mid-season report: 5 takeaways

#4 FC Koln are the worst side seen in Bundesliga in years

FC Koln sinking deeper into the quagmire

As hard it may be for one to admit, but FC Koln of 2017/18 are seriously one of the worst sides of Bundesliga in the recent memory. With just one victory and a staggering 13 defeats from the first 17 outings, the Cologne outfit are staring down the barrel of a gun. And we are only halfway through.

Having stunned the critics with a fifth-place finish last season, Koln have managed to catch them on a hop again this time, but for all the wrong reasons. The side have scored just 10 times so far, but conceding 32 times in what has been a putrid run of results, evoking memories of Tasmania Berlin of the 60s.

Currently dissolved, the minnows from Neukolln held the distinction for being the worst side in Germany's top-flight with just 8 points from a possible 68 and winning only twice in 34 games in 1966. Over 50 years later, they find themselves a competition.

Koln are in an abject state of affairs that's only seeping deeper and deeper into the club. With players lacking any sort of inspiration and the management going devoid of ideas, a relegation into the second tier looks painfully imminent.